title: Retail employees as a group at risk for violence.
abstract: Citing studies in which convicted robbers have been interviewed to determine their motives and what factors may have deterred them from committing a planned robbery, the author traces patterns of violence at convenience stores over the past 20 years. She points out that because two thirds of workplace homicides are robbery-related, any efforts to stem the number of robberies will probably also curb the number of homicides.
authors.affiliation: Athena Research Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98119, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Erickson
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D012307:Risk Factors; D013800:Theft / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*