| How Prepared Are First Responders for Domestic Terrorism? Contributor(s): Davis, Lois M. (Author), Riley, Jack K. (Author), Ridgeway, Greg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833034995 ISBN-13: 9780833034991 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2004 Annotation: Emergency responders play a critical role in responding to terrorist attacks. This volume presents the results of a nationwide survey RAND undertook of state and local law enforcement agencies, state offices of emergency management, and state departments of agriculture to assess how prepare they are for this role. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Dewey: 363.32 |
| LCCN: 2004022721 |
| Physical Information: 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presents the results of a 2002 survey of state and local law enforcement agencies assessing their preparedness for terrorism in the post-9/11 environment. Presents the results of a 2002 survey conducted by the RAND Corporation assessing how prepared state and local law enforcement agencies are for terrorism in the post-9/11 environment. The survey provides the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of Domestic Preparedness an important baseline for gauging where the law enforcement community stood on the eve of the formation of DHS and for assessing future progress in improving U.S. preparedness for terrorism. |