LEADER 04172nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910219987003321 005 20240416133624.0 010 $a1-281-18082-3 010 $a9786611180829 010 $a0-8330-4239-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000481427 035 $a(EBL)322527 035 $a(OCoLC)476119879 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000125216 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141323 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125216 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10026866 035 $a(PQKB)11399870 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL322527 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC322527 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000481427 100 $a20061019d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCombating terrorism$b[electronic resource] $ehow prepared are state and local response organizations? /$fLois M. Davis ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND National Defense Research Institute$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (196 p.) 300 $a"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." 311 $a0-8330-3738-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-167). 327 $aCover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Overview; Approach; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two - Preparedness Activities; More Intelligence Information About the Terrorist Threats Wanted, but Security Clearances Are Lagging; In Response to 9/11, Organizations Undertook Activitiesto Improve Preparedness; Types of Incidents Organizations Consider Most Important to Prepare for Are Consistent with Their Missions, but They Vary in Priority Placement 327 $aOrganizations Differ in Their Participation in FederallySponsored Programs and Their Expectations of DHSChapter Three - Organizations' Views About Funding Needs and Relationships Between Perceived Threat, Funding, and Preparedness; Organizations' Views About Funding Needs; Relationship Between Receipt of Funding andOrganizations' Preparedness Activities; The Relationship Between Perceived Threat, Receipt ofFunding, and Preparedness Activities; Results; Results for Relationship Between Perceived Threat andUndertaking Preparedness Activities; Chapter Four - Conclusions 327 $aWhat Is Going Right and Areas for Improvement Support Needs and Expectations of DHS; Appendix A - Comparison of Distribution of Funding and Support and Preparedness Activities; Appendix B - Participation in Federally Sponsored Programs Since 9/11; Appendix C - Weighting and Sampling Design; Appendix D - The Survey Instrument; Appendix E - Survey III of Federal Preparedness Programs for Combating Terrorism: Fire Department Instrument; References 330 $aThis book presents the results of the third and final wave of a national survey to elicit assessments of state and local response agencies of the activities they have undertaken after 9/11 to respond to terrorist-related incidents and of federal programs intended to improve preparedness and readiness for terrorism. The survey also sought information on how state and local agencies are resourcing these activities. The survey results indicate that: 606 $aCivil defense$zUnited States$xEvaluation 606 $aTerrorism$zUnited States$xPrevention$xEvaluation 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States$xEvaluation 615 0$aCivil defense$xEvaluation. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention$xEvaluation. 615 0$aEmergency management$xEvaluation. 676 $a363.325/17 701 $aDavis$b Lois M$0863713 712 02$aAdvisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (U.S.) 712 02$aUnited States.$bDepartment of Defense.$bOffice of the Secretary of Defense. 712 02$aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219987003321 996 $aCombating terrorism$92133722 997 $aUNINA