Psychological Violence in the Workplace

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 Measuring1. 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 Context3. 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 Directions6. 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)

"I have been longing for this very important book. Even if Psychological Violence in the Workplace builds on classical work in criminology, both in theory and in method, it is more than an important contribution to scholars in criminology. It is also a major work of an analysis of a public health problem which deserves to be read more widely by psychologist, sociologist, behaviorist, governmental or business sector. "It is an exciting, stimulating and touching text which begins to fill a vacuum by challenging the way in which the dominant narrative has shaped and diminished the import of psychological violence. It is brilliantly conceptualized about violence as a social problem which mutates - reflecting changes in community, cultural and social values and norms. The book makes explicit the controversies and the contradictions which obscures the level on injury and underpins the inadequate efforts to prevent the everyday nature of the violence. It is of great concern - to all of us. "Sofia Wikman, PhD, researcher in workplace violence, Department of Criminology, Stockholm University, Sweden