Violation
Violation : a deliberate act of willful misconduct or omission resulting in a deviation from established regulations, procedures, norms or practices. Nonetheless, non-compliance is not necessarily the result of a violation as deviations from regulatory requirements or operating procedures may be a result of an error. To further complicate the issue, while violations are intentional acts, they are not always acts of malicious intent. Individuals may knowingly deviate from norms, in the belief that the violation facilitates mission achievement without creating adverse consequences. Violations of this nature are errors in judgement and may not automatically result in disciplinary measures depending on the policies in place. Violations of this type can be categorized as follows: Situational violations are committed in response to factors experienced in a specific context, such as time pressure or high workload. Routine ...