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A Practitioner-Researcher Partnership to Develop and Deliver Operational Value of Threat, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Training to meet the Requirements of Emergency Responders

  • Allan Turner EMAIL logo , Kenneth Glantz und Julie Gall
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 13. Juli 2013
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Aus der Zeitschrift Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Band 10 Heft 1

Abstract

The Department of Homeland Security has funded an array of threat, risk and vulnerability assessment methodologies for use by law enforcement jurisdictions throughout the US. Yet, in spite of this effort, many law enforcement agencies either do not conduct assessments or do not understand and use operationally, the information gathered in assessments. This article discusses a practitioner/researcher partnership model which successfully developed and delivered a training course to assist homeland security professionals in understanding and using operationally, information gathered by various threat, risk, and vulnerability methodologies. The model takes into consideration not only what participants needed to learn but also how they were going to learn it. This article discusses initial background research, course development, implementation, delivery, and lessons learned. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of a model which incorporates the strength of both practitioners and researchers and can be replicated to provide effective training throughout homeland security.

Keywords: adult learning; assessment methodologies; homeland security; risk; threat; training; vulnerability assessment
Corresponding author: Allan Turner, DPA, CHPP, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA, e-mail:
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    HLS-CAM™ is a comprehensive assessment that defines a community, evaluates its strengths and weaknesses, identifies its critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR), identifies the threats to the community, prioritizes its CI/KR, and provides a comprehensive vulnerability assessment.

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    SPSS is popular statistical analysis software used by social scientists.

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jhsem-2012-0056
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
adult learning; assessment methodologies; homeland security; risk; threat; training; vulnerability assessment

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  1. Masthead
  2. Masthead
  3. Research Articles
  4. Integrating Federal Approaches to Post-Cyber Incident Mitigation
  5. Cybersecurity and US Legislative Efforts to address Cybercrime
  6. The Military’s Response to Domestic CBRNE Incidents
  7. Building Public Health Preparedness and Food and Agriculture Defense Capabilities Using Whole Community and One Health Concepts
  8. Situated Response and Learning of Distributed Bushfire Coordinating Teams
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  10. “Of Gods and Men”: Selected Print Media Coverage of Natural Disasters and Industrial Failures in Three Westminster Countries
  11. Spontaneous Planning after the San Bruno Gas Pipeline Explosion: A Case Study of Anticipation and Improvisation during Response and Recovery Operations
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