Workplace Violence Paper
Workplace Violence Paper
Khadijah Herring
CJS/235
February 28, 2015
Tamara Broyles
Alton Nolen was an employee at Vaughan Foods processing plants. He was later suspended from his job due to “personnel issues”. It was later said he had and argument with a woman over the fact that he did not like “white people”. Alton Nolen would then leave his job to go home and retrieve his knife. He then returned to plant to seek revenge on the woman who he held responsible for him losing his job. He grab one woman by her neck and sawed her head off of her body. He then attacked another woman and repeatedly slashed her face and neck with the intent to behead her as well. Mr. Nolen was stopped when the owner of the company shot and wounded him. He would later be arrested and charged with first degree murder.
Sources of distress that may have caused the workplace violence
Nolen used his place of work to spread his religious views to others, and his coworkers refused it. He later became known as the “angry employee” and didn’t want to work, together with people who did not feel and believe in what he did. He exhibited frustrations that were elevated when he was suspended then fired from his job. He suffered for years with psychological problems and never received treatment. When coworker were asked how they would describe Nolen, they used the words “a little odd”. His Facebook page was filled with pictures and videos of Taliban fighters and Osama Bin Laden. Nolen also could not deal with the fact that a “white” cause him to lose his job. He killed and wounded the women for revenge.
Underlying factors or history involving the workplace
In a police interview with Nolen, he told the cops that he felt oppressed over not getting a raise. He was also outraged over being suspended and fired for trying to convert his colleagues to Islam. This attack and murder might have been prevented if the company conducted a thorough background check on Nolen. The search would have told them about
Khadijah Herring
CJS/235
February 28, 2015
Tamara Broyles
Alton Nolen was an employee at Vaughan Foods processing plants. He was later suspended from his job due to “personnel issues”. It was later said he had and argument with a woman over the fact that he did not like “white people”. Alton Nolen would then leave his job to go home and retrieve his knife. He then returned to plant to seek revenge on the woman who he held responsible for him losing his job. He grab one woman by her neck and sawed her head off of her body. He then attacked another woman and repeatedly slashed her face and neck with the intent to behead her as well. Mr. Nolen was stopped when the owner of the company shot and wounded him. He would later be arrested and charged with first degree murder.
Sources of distress that may have caused the workplace violence
Nolen used his place of work to spread his religious views to others, and his coworkers refused it. He later became known as the “angry employee” and didn’t want to work, together with people who did not feel and believe in what he did. He exhibited frustrations that were elevated when he was suspended then fired from his job. He suffered for years with psychological problems and never received treatment. When coworker were asked how they would describe Nolen, they used the words “a little odd”. His Facebook page was filled with pictures and videos of Taliban fighters and Osama Bin Laden. Nolen also could not deal with the fact that a “white” cause him to lose his job. He killed and wounded the women for revenge.
Underlying factors or history involving the workplace
In a police interview with Nolen, he told the cops that he felt oppressed over not getting a raise. He was also outraged over being suspended and fired for trying to convert his colleagues to Islam. This attack and murder might have been prevented if the company conducted a thorough background check on Nolen. The search would have told them about
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