Director Ridge wanted to replace the head of FEMA and open a regional homeland security office in New Orleans, prior to Katrina but was overruled by the White House. The blundering response to Hurricane Katrina was no not a surprise to DHS; FEMA was not clear on what their mission was at the time of Katrina in an agency focused on terrorism. This is an example of

a. the lack of information sharing happening in the government.
b. how bad things were at the Department of Homeland Security.
c. government agencies outlasting their usefulness.
d. the out of control spending on research and agencies that don't actually help.


b. how bad things were at the Department of Homeland Security.

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Name five categories of subjects about which a lay witness may testify.

What will be an ideal response?

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a. Recidivism b. Research c. Crime statistics d. None of the above

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