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Emergency Response to Domestic Terrorism - How Bureaucracies Reacted to the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing (Hardcover)
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Emergency Response to Domestic Terrorism - How Bureaucracies Reacted to the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing (Hardcover)
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Emergency Response to Domestic Terrorism analyzes the emergency
response to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in
Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
Terrorism is a complex threat, and the American government is
expected to deter or intervene in every attack. For that reason,
the government must be better prepared to respond to acts of
terror. One critical element is to understand what constitutes an
"effective response."
To answer this key question, the author examined the existing
literature and interviewed thirty-one elite participants in the
emergency response to the bombing. The result is a unique
qualitative case study that analyzes the response efforts
undertaken after the bombing to draw conclusions about their
relative success or failure.
Emergency Response to Domestic Terrorism looks at the nature and
interrelationship of bureaucratic structures involved in the
response, the organizational networking between the response
bureaucracy, and the impact of bureaucratic culture on the
response.
The work contributes to the existing literatures in both emergency
response and bureaucracy. First, theoretical arguments about
bureaucracies and their function are put to the test as they are
applied to a specific crisis situation. Second, interview materials
with key individuals who were on the scene of this American
terrorist disaster are provided. Third, the emergency response
literature is examined to determine whether the Oklahoma City
bombing exhibited the anticipated response challenges. In addition,
the work provides insights into the extent to which response
communities are familiar with federal response guidelines. The
overall results of the study are applicable to emergency response
to terrorist incidents and to natural disasters.
By bringing together the academic and the practical aspects of
emergency response, the work will appeal to students,
practitioners, and policymakers. Further, it will foster better
understanding of public policy and public administration in
general.
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