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Combating terrorism : how prepared are state and local response organizations? / / Lois M. Davis ... [et al.]



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Titolo: Combating terrorism : how prepared are state and local response organizations? / / Lois M. Davis ... [et al.] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2006
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
Disciplina: 363.325/17
Soggetto topico: Civil defense - United States - Evaluation
Terrorism - United States - Prevention - Evaluation
Emergency management - United States - Evaluation
Altri autori: DavisLois M  
Note generali: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-167).
Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
Organizations 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
What 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
Sommario/riassunto: This 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:
Titolo autorizzato: Combating terrorism  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-18082-3
9786611180829
0-8330-4239-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910219987003321
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