Psychological Violence in the Workplace

This book moves beyond established narratives shaping responses to psychological injury arising from abuse in the workplace and opens up a debate for a different approach to understanding and responding to the problem of victimisation at work.

Emily Schindeler is an adjunct research fellow with the Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Australia. Janet Ransley is a professor with the Griffith Criminology Institute and School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University, Australia. Danielle Reynald is a senior lecturer with the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University, Australia.

Introduction (Emily Schindeler, Janet Ransley and Danielle Reynald) Part I: The Problem: Conceptualising and Measuring 1. Conceptualising Violence: A problem of definition (Emily Schindeler) 2. Prevalence - What to Count, How and the Influence of Narrative (Emily Schindeler) Part II: The Problem: Understanding the Context 3. Understanding who creates the risk and how (Emily Schindeler) 4. Reframing the Problem: Socialisation, Neutralisation and Normalisation (Emily Schindeler) 5. Situating the Legal Frameworks (Janet Ransley) Part III: The Problem: Why We Need New Directions 6. The Conundrum of Bystanders to Psychological Abuse in the Workplace: From Passive Accomplices to Active Controllers (Danielle Reynald) 7. No Quick Fix - The Challenge of Prevention and Intervention (Emily Schindeler) 8. Conclusion: Where to From Here (Emily Schindeler, Janet Ransley and Danielle Reynald)