Workplace Violence: Implications for Recreation Managers
Presenter Hometown
Berea, KY
Major
Recreation and Park Administration
Department
Recreation and Park Administration
Degree
Graduate
Mentor
Jon McChesney
Mentor Department
Recreation and Park Administration
Recommended Citation
Sizemore, Ashley J., "Workplace Violence: Implications for Recreation Managers" (2019). University Presentation Showcase Event. 12.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2019/graduate/12
Abstract
Recreation managers often deal with situations involving large crowds in public places. Workplace violence in these situations often involves situations with event attendees or those in surrounding locations. Recently, notable events have involved active shooters and acts of terror. In 2013, bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon and wounded hundreds. In Britain’s Manchester Arena in 2017, a suicide bomber struck an Ariana Grande concert killing and wounding many concert-goers. The bombing took place outside the venue, but chaotic unrest ensued within the arena. At the end of 2017, the deadliest modern U.S. mass shooting took place at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas. Recreation managers in all fields must consider the likelihood of workplace violence in the form of assaults, harassment, and robberies, but the public nature of many large modern events calls for consideration of enormous catastrophes. The implications of holding safe events are heavy for any manager, but the addition of unpredictable life-threatening circumstances adds the requirement for various risk management considerations that may have previously been taken for granted. This study investigated workplace violence implications for recreation events and included interviews with two recreation professionals in Kentucky.
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Poster
Workplace Violence: Implications for Recreation Managers
Recreation managers often deal with situations involving large crowds in public places. Workplace violence in these situations often involves situations with event attendees or those in surrounding locations. Recently, notable events have involved active shooters and acts of terror. In 2013, bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon and wounded hundreds. In Britain’s Manchester Arena in 2017, a suicide bomber struck an Ariana Grande concert killing and wounding many concert-goers. The bombing took place outside the venue, but chaotic unrest ensued within the arena. At the end of 2017, the deadliest modern U.S. mass shooting took place at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas. Recreation managers in all fields must consider the likelihood of workplace violence in the form of assaults, harassment, and robberies, but the public nature of many large modern events calls for consideration of enormous catastrophes. The implications of holding safe events are heavy for any manager, but the addition of unpredictable life-threatening circumstances adds the requirement for various risk management considerations that may have previously been taken for granted. This study investigated workplace violence implications for recreation events and included interviews with two recreation professionals in Kentucky.
