Assignment:
FIRST RESPONDERS- DISCUSSION
While EMAP is a voluntary standard, the NFPA 1600 (included Additional Resources) is accepted as a tacit national standard for emergency management. Conduct a search of NFPA 1600, noting each instance of the words "legal" and "attorney". Why (do you believe) the NFPA is so much less specific than the EMAP legal standards mentioned in the reading?
After completing the first discussion question, which instance of the word "legal" in the NFPA 1600 is contained in the paragraph most important to an incident commander and first responders? Explain your answer.
FIRST RESPONDERS- The Lawyers Role in First Response Agencies (ASSIGNMENT)
You have just won the mayoral race for your city. You've read the Nicholson textbook and noted that Page 240 begins to list the significant contributions of legal advice necessary to have a "fully adequate, feasible, or acceptable" plan (Lister and Stockdale as cited by Nicholson, 2012),You now understand the challenges faced in joining EMC's and LGA's to prepare for emergency operations.
Your municipal police and local government attorneys have not held a disaster planning meeting in over five years. In 1000-words write a local statute for presentation to your city council that outlines your plan to overcome this deficit, how to fund it, and operational aspects (including frequency, personnel required, etc.) Consider the limiting factors presented by Nicholson.
Your statute must be double-spaced and provide at least three primary reasons for full funding.
TRAFFIC LAW AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS/INTRODUCTION TO CRASH INVESTIGATON (ASSIGNMENT)
Read the NHTSA's "Crash Risk" study. Prepare a 1250-word peer-review article analysis to include the following points. Be sure to cite a minimum of three all sources. A title and reference page are required and do not count towards word count.
Describe what a population-based case-control study is and why it is appropriate to use for this type of study.
Summarize the statistical data presented in the article and how it relates to other data studied in this course.
Discuss both the results of the study and how the results compare to other studies mentioned in the article. What factors impact these results? Be sure to address each of the following factors:
- Data collection methodology
- Alcohol use
- Marijuana use
- Multi-substance use
- Driver demographics
- Sample population
How do the results effect your understanding of traffic crash risks?
SECURITY SYSTEMS, PROCEDURES AND DEVELOPMENT/Transportation Security, Violence and Drug Use, and Retail Security Total of 1500 words
1. What are the real issues that need to be considered in implementing additional security measures on public transportation in the United States? Does it vary depending on the city?
2. Describe the measures taken by governments and companies in response to terrorism. Do you feel the measures are sufficient? Just for show but not effective? Over the top? Or a mix? Explain your answer.
3. Identify the most common method of associate theft of cash at the point of sale (register) and the best way to reduce the opportunity for this loss. How do you see this type of theft changing as we increasingly become a cashless society.
4. Case Study:
Ms. Smith is the new security manager for a small regional retail establishment selling farm supplies, clothing, and hardware items. She is responsible to ensure inventory shrinkage is kept to an absolute minimum. Inventory shrinkage occurs in many different ways one of which is through persons entering the store and committing theft.
Store owners have noticed that shrinkage has increased dramatically over the past couple of years and decided to hire Ms. Smith in an effort to reduce shrink. Being a family oriented business which hires only local people, they have instructed Ms. Smith to focus on the shoplifting problem.
In order to reduce shoplifting theft, Ms. Smith attempted to improved security in two areas. First; she hired several new security officers to work as "plain clothes" store detectives and second; she installed a video surveillance system.
However, after 6 months, the retail shrink figures have not been reduced.
What other security techniques might Ms. Smith try in order to reduce shoplifting losses?
What other shrink options should Ms. Smith consider?
Given the general retail statistics on shrink, where would you be concentrating your efforts is you were Ms. Smith?