Welcome to Volume Three of Pracademic Affairs! We are back with another installment of this exciting forum for practitioners and practitioner-scholars and are grateful for the many submissions we received for this issue. Read more.
This article will make the case that global pandemics should not be in the planning, organization, equipping, training, and exercising responsibilities solely for emergency management entities – they need to be managed through a whole-of-government/whole-community approach using other management techniques.
By Michael Prasad
This essay reviews recently published academic research on active shooter incidents, with a focus on school shootings. To better understand the gaps in existing research, it is necessary to examine the trends, drivers, impacts, and policy implications of active shooter incidents.
By Mollie Mercado
This essay seeks to explore the gap in healthcare emergency planning that exists when considering Disability, Access, and Functional Needs (DAFN) populations.
By Rosemary McDonnell
As alert systems have evolved over the years, it has served to enhance timely coordination between emergency managers and meteorologists.
By Julie Malingowski, Cameron Carlson, Linda Kiltz and Nicole Jacobs
CBP launched an agency-wide strategic initiative Cost-Wise Readiness (CWR) program, adopting best practices from across government and industry.
By Pat Lorzing
This article offers a new planning approach enabling all levels of government to integrate cohesively to maximize their ability to stop the terrorist while minimizing the potential consequences.
By Scott J. Glick
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has tested the global governmental and public agency response to pandemic emergencies with regard to a number of areas. This essay focuses on major agency involvement in the United States as well as relevant historical comparisons to highlight important aspects of our current challenges in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Kevin L. Pohlman, David S. Markenson, Abigail Marriott, Jake Feingold, Jason Kreinces, Jonah Lowenstein, Rajkumar Pammal and Sacha Roberts
It is increasingly important to provide health care workers with the resources and support to achieve emergency personal preparedness at home, so they can respond to emergencies while ensuring continuity of care and patient safety.
By Lindsay Hammer and Meghan McPherson
This article provides an overview of the cybersecurity landscape and how it was dramatically shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, it provides a look into the future with the top 10 cybersecurity trends and predictions for 2021 and beyond.
By William Rials
Little training is given to new emergency managers as it relates to the different types of documents or plans that are the foundation of preparedness and response. Over time this has led to confusion and problems in our profession.
By David Hesselmeyer
