Disaster Planning and Emergency Preparedness

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Healthcare security MH 685

Ashworth College

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This discussion question is comprised of four parts. (30 points) (A 2-page response is required for the combination of Parts A, B, C, and D.)

Part A

Describe the different profiles of a hostage taker and give details of each. (8 points)

Part B

Discuss the role of security in a hostage situation. (6 points)

Part C

Outline the components of a hostage incident management plan. (6 points)

Part D

In evaluating a bomb threat call, outline and briefly describe the general procedures. (10 points)

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Running head: DISASTER PLANNING AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Disaster Planning and Emergency Preparedness
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DISASTER PLANNING AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
A.
Taking people into hostage is a term that has grown very common especially with the
increase of the terrorist activities around the world. People are usually taken into
hostage for different reasons. Usually, when people are taken into hostage, urgent
plans and actions are needed to ensure that the people taken into hostage are safely
saved and returned back to their homes (Sells, 2000). In most cases, the hostage takers
do so in order to seek public attention or doing it so that demands can be compiled to.
In some cases, criminals caught in the act committing crimes in public take hostage to
help them escape. There are different profiles of hostage takers and the aim of the
enforcement officers is to neutralize the threat by attempting safe release of the
hostages, the general public as well as enforcement personnel.
The first profile of hostage takers is composed of the antisocial personalities. This
may involve political activists as well as terrorists. Th...


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