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Location of Racist Incidents: Work Locations

Certain categories of workers are at particular risk or racially motivated incidents at their workplace.

Shopkeepers and restaurant staff are at particular risk because of their high visibility and contact with the public.

Ekblom, P. & Simon, F. with Birch Snell (1988) Crime Prevention & Racial Harassment in Asian-run Small Shops: The Scope for Prevention. Police Research Group Crime Prevention Unit Series. Paper 15. London. Home Office

Taxi firms & taxi drivers are also vulnerable to abuse, assault, criminal damage and threats of violence.

Budd, T (1999) Violence at work: Findings from the British Crime Survey http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/occ-violencework.pdf

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