Homeland Security in Small Law Enforcement Jurisdictions: Preparedness, Efficacy, and Proximity to Big-City Peers, 2011

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Homeland Security in Small Law Enforcement Jurisdictions: Preparedness, Efficacy, and Proximity to Big-City Peers, 2011

Creator

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]
• Schafer, Joseph A

Contributor

• Haynes, Melissa R.
• Giblin, Matthew J.
• Burruss, George W.

Author

• Haynes, Melissa R.
• Burruss, George W.
• Schafer, Joseph A
• Giblin, Matthew J.

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• perceptions
• public safety
• risk
• security
• survey
• Emergency management
• terrorist attacks
• terrorism
• Terrorism
• disasters
• emergencies
• emergency preparedness
• law enforcement
• national security

Genre

• survey

Summary

The Homeland Security in Small Law Enforcement Jurisdictions study drew upon data collected from 350 small (1-25 full time sworn officers) law enforcement agencies nationwide to address four gaps in the homeland security research literature and clarify/expand upon an empirically-derived model of homeland security preparedness and organizational efficacy. <list type="bulleted"> <itm>Whether physical and relational proximity to large agency peers facilitates the development of homeland security preparedness and improves perceptions of organizational efficacy (the capacity of an organization to respond) in small agencies and, conversely, whether the geographic isolation of small, rural agencies inhibits homeland security efforts.</itm> <itm>Whether efficacy of efforts to enhance homeland security is not just a function of perceived/actual risk or funding, but also other "institutional pressures", such as books and journal publications, as well as conferences, training, and other professional networks and channels.</itm> <itm>Assessments of preparedness outcomes through "organizational efficacy", the perception about the organization's ability to accomplish its goals.</itm> <itm>The lack of theoretical context, such as contingency and institutional theory frameworks, used to examine data on preparedness and organizational efficacy.</itm> </list>