LEADER 02654nam 2200481 a 450 001 9910807712703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-87062-9 010 $a9786612870620 010 $a0-8264-3491-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000055082 035 $a(EBL)601689 035 $a(OCoLC)676700375 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601689 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000055082 100 $a20090115d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEmergency response to domestic terrorism $ehow bureaucracies reacted to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing /$fby Alethia H. Cook 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cContinuum$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (136 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-3073-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Bureaucratic Response to Disasters: Issues and Methods; Chapter Two: Disaster, Chaos, and Response: First Arrival at the Murrah Building Scene; Chapter Three: Emergency Response Challenges; Chapter Four: Response as a Street-Level Phenomenon; Chapter Five: Response Bureaucracies' Tasks and Goals; Chapter Six: Conclusions: Lessons Learned and Reinforced; Appendix A: Interviews Conducted; Appendix B: Interview Questionnaires; Bibliography; Index 330 $aEmergency Response to Domestic Terrorism analyzes the emergency response to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Terrorism is a complex threat, and the American government is expected to deter or intervene in every attack. For that reason, the government must be better prepared to respond to acts of terror. One critical element is to understand what constitutes an "effective response." To answer this key question, the author examined the existing literature and interviewed thirty-one elite participants in the emergency response to the bombing 606 $aOklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States 615 0$aOklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995. 615 0$aEmergency management 676 $a363.325/180976638 700 $aCook$b Alethia H$01753863 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807712703321 996 $aEmergency response to domestic terrorism$94189912 997 $aUNINA