Library Catalogue

Location

Public Safety Canada Library

Resource

e-Books

Authors

• Davis, Lois M.
• NetLibrary, Inc.
• Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (U.S.)
• United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
• National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Publishers

• Santa Monica, CA :  RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2006.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-167).

Description

1 online resource (xxviii, 167 p.) : ill.

Note

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Summary

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.

Subject

• Civil defense - United States - Evaluation.
• Terrorism - United States - Prevention - Evaluation.
• Emergency management - United States - Evaluation.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Preparedness activities -- 3. Organizations' views about funding needs and relationships between perceived threat, funding, and preparedness -- 4. Conclusions.