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Title Combating terrorism : how prepared are state and local response organizations? / Lois M. Davis [and others]
Published Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 167 pages) : illustrations
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Preparedness activities -- ch. 3. Organizations' views about funding needs and relationships between perceived threat, funding, and preparedness -- ch. 4. Conclusions -- Appendix. A. Comparison of distribution of funding and support and preparedness activities -- B. Participation in federally sponsored programs since 9/11 -- C. Weighting and sampling design -- D. The survey instrument -- E. Survey III of federal preparedness programs for combating terrorism : fire department instrument
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
Notes "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167)
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Civil defense -- United States -- Evaluation
Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention -- Evaluation
Emergency management -- United States -- Evaluation
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Terrorism.
Emergency management -- Evaluation
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Davis, Lois M.
Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (U.S.)
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
LC no. 2006034901
ISBN 9780833042392
0833042394
1281180823
9781281180827
9786611180829
6611180826