Crisis Response Teams

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the history and progress of collaborative efforts among law enforcement and critical incident management agencies over the years with a focus on providing a 'best practices' approach and template for future critical incidents. The study presents a particular focus on mitigating a terrorist attack via collaboration, but the information gathered and analyzed may be extrapolated to be helpful with any event defined as a crisis. The paper also focuses on cross-training efforts as the cornerstone of any collaborative effort or opportunity.
Table of Contents
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
General Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions
Significance of the Study
Chapter 2: Review of Literature
Examples of Cooperation and Cross-Training: Case of Colorado
Cross-Training: New Jersey
Cooperation in Risk Management: A British Example
Incident Command System: Standardization
ICS in Use: The Arizona Example
ICS: A Military Critique
Coordination in Highway Emergencies
Terrorism: Collaboration in the Greatest Risk
Chapter 3: Methodology
Section A: Approach
Section B: Data Gathering Method
Section C: Database of the Study
Section D: Validity of Data
Section E: Originality and Limitations of Data
Section F: Summary of Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Data Analysis
Chapter 5: Summary, Recommendations and Conclusions
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From the Paper:

"The events of September 11, 2001 truly did change every aspect of our lives as Americans, and as citizens of the globe. Although several purely positive changes have come as a result of the terrorist attacks - larger blood bank donations, greater respect and recognition for firefighters and rescue workers, safer flight patterns for commercial jets - many of the reaction measures have had more than just an up-side. For instance, Attorney General John Ashcroft led a series of legislative reforms that directly impacted law enforcement and the rules surrounding how law enforcement and the federal government in general can combat terrorism. Most of these changes were collapsed into the Patriot Act, a piece of legislation that has been the lightning rod for heated debate over whether the Bush administration has gone too far in its attempts to save us from another 9/11-caliber event."

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