Format:
Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9781501300479
Content:
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.
Content:
"Emergency 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. The result is a unique qualitative case study that analyzes the response efforts undertaken after the bombing to draw conclusions about their relative success or failure. Emergency Response to Domestic Terrorism looks at the nature and interrelationship of bureaucratic structures involved in the response, the organizational networking between the response bureaucracy, and the impact of bureaucratic culture on the response. The work contributes to the existing literatures in both emergency response and bureaucracy. First, theoretical arguments about bureaucracies and their function are put to the test as they are applied to a specific crisis situation. Second, interview materials with key individuals who were on the scene of this American terrorist disaster are provided. Third, the emergency response literature is examined to determine whether the Oklahoma City bombing exhibited the anticipated response challenges. In addition, the work provides insights into the extent to which response communities are familiar with federal response guidelines. The overall results of the study are applicable to emergency response to terrorist incidents and to natural disasters. By bringing together the academic and the practical aspects of emergency response, the work will appeal to students, practitioners, and policymakers. Further, it will foster better understanding of public policy and public administration in general."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780826462657
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780826430731
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781501300479
