BSST331 Midterm

Hazard is a threat to _____________ and their ____________. It arises from _______________, ____________ and ______________ systems.

people and their values. It arises from social, technological and natural systems.

Emergency... normally a sudden and _________ event that calls for __________ measures to minimize its ___________ _________.

unforeseen, immediate measures, consequences

Schmid and Jongman definition of terrorism includes what 3 things?

1. use of force
2. it is a political activity
3. includes an element of fear

Schbley 2003 - says terrorism is a ________ act against _______ civilians and __________.

terrorism is violent act against symbolic civilians and property

Gru 2002 - terrorism is the use of force against ________ to attain a political ___________.

civilians, objective

McCentire defines disasters as: deadly/destructive outcomes as a result of a _________ or ___________ inducing triggering agents that interacts with vulnerabilities from overlapping environments.

physical, human

Quarantelli says the difference between every day societal problems and disasters is
1.
2.

sense of urgency, need to respond quickly to prevent further deterioration

Hazards and emergencies become disasters when... one or more of the __________________ systems that society depends on fails to ___________ to the environment conditions surrounding it.

sociocultural systems, adapt

Disasters can be ________ _________. Recieving more or less media attention.

social phenomena

Most terrorist attacks are __________, but few turn into disasters. Terrorism is one small piece of emergency management but it can be the most ________ than any other hazard.

emergencies, traumatic

what 4 things make a terrorist attack turn into a disaster?

threats to responders, soft targets, advanced weapons and complex and coordinated attacks

what 3 levels of emergency management are there?

1. events requiring local
2. events requiring local and state
3. events requiring local, state and federal

terrorism involves what level of emergency management?

all 3 levels

emergency management: the local government is ____________ but least capable of responding

closet

what is the breakdown of emergency management?

federal - state - local - private sectors and NGOs - individuals

according to Quarantelli what are the 4 phases of disaster preparedness?

mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery

guidelines for emergency planning... basically things need to be __________, based on ____________ not ____________.

flexible, principles not specific

a crisis is a... a __________ of familiar symbolic ___________ that legitimize the preexisting _______ __________ order.

a crisis is the breakdown of familiar symbolic framework that legitimize the preexisting socio-political order

what the 6 phases of the Mitroff crisis management model?

signal detection, probing/preparation, containment, recovery, no-fault learning, redesign

5 good characteristics of a crisis leader?

Bricolage: the capacity to improvise and use problem solving in a creative thinking
Virtual role system: awareness of their role and those around them.
Wisdom: capacity to question what is known, appreciate the limits of knowledge and seek new information

during a crisis, the communicator needs to talk to the public during the preparation, recovery, and response phase, what 4 things do they need to have?

1. understand special needs population
2. understand the population and best delivery methods
3. be a trusted source of info.
4. deliver information accurately and timely

Politics and Emergency management:
- how we label events decides how _________ responds to them
- government has limited __________ to ____________
- emergency planning should be ___________ but it is not. Sometimes it is used to further a political agend

society, resources to allocate, apolitical

medical and public health response needs to have coordination from who?

various levels of government, private and public sector

Quarntelli - what is the distinction between everyday issues and disasters?

1. sense of urgency
2. need to respond to mitigate immediate effects

FBI definition of violent extremism - _________, justifying, condoning, or supporting the commission of a ________ act to achieve political, ideological, religious, social, or economic goals

encouraging, violent

Most repressive stance for countering violent extremism is what response?

military response

Military response is justified in terms of what 3 things?

retribution, incapacitation, deterrence

in-between: criminal justice response has what responses?

- statutory responses
- proactive policing
- Situational crime prevention
- Deradicalization
- disengagement programs

when dealing with a public health model of primary intervention or counter-narratives, it is best to broadcast to whom?

a broad population to avoid stigmatizing a certain group

CVE = countering violent extremism
Counterterrorism is the what approach?

military

what levels can be used for the disengagement programs?

primary - public
secondary - identified individuals at-risk
tertiary - those who have already committed the crime

political settlements/negotiations are the most conciliatory approach - 43 percent of terrorists stopped because they were now what?

involved in the political process

have to be careful when negotiating with terrorists must look at their what?

cohesion, radical ideology, state sponsorship, view on violence, and if they are close to giving up

political settlements need to encompass both what?

larger political demands and individual

Concluded: situational crime prevention can be good because of the

diffusion of benefits