The National Preparedness Report is an annual assessment of national progress toward delivering the core capabilities outlined in the National Preparedness Goal. The textbook has a summary of the 2013 report
Go to the newest National Preparedness Report found online at http://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-report and compare the two reports.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but the 2015 National Preparedness Report was released online in March 2015. The website has the whole report and a summary report from which students can draw individual comparisons. Some notable conclusions from the new report include: Cybercrime is noted as still needed to be improved and the recent Ebola outbreak have highlighted challenges in coordination of response and recovery. Businesses and public-private partnerships are increasingly incorporating emergency preparedness into technology platforms, such as Internet and social media tools and services. Perspectives from states and territories on their current levels of preparedness were similar to previous years.
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A) characteristics of current recidivists. B) type of conviction offense. C) gender. D) None of the above
Juvenile court judges can use their contempt power to incarcerate status offenders who don't comply with their orders
a. True b. False
The ______ has an interactive website identifying and categorizing services across the country. While this is one example of the integration of technology to better inform people of the services available, more needs to be done to improve access to information about services, which are often difficult to find.
a. Office of Victims of Crime b. Office of Crime and Victim Assistance c. Department of Justice d. Department of Homeland Security
Rates of arrest have risen much more quickly for women than for men over the past decade
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false