Planning, Response, and Technology

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In this assignment, you are required to create and present an essay that addresses a real-world scenario regarding the anticipation of a devastating crisis emergency (student selected), and you must make an assessment of the necessary technology (software or hard technology) to mitigate, resolve, and restore normalcy. The scenario may be of a terrorist attack, a natural phenomenon (hurricane, tornado, earthquake, flooding, etc.), a school shooting or act of workplace violence, an infrastructure failure, a natural gas line explosion and resulting fire, a forest fire threatening homes and lives, and so forth.

Assignment Guidelines

  • Address the following in an essay of 750–1,000 words:
    • In detail, describe your selected scenario.
      • As stated above, your scenario can include terrorist attacks, natural disasters, violent domestic acts, school shootings, infrastructure failures, natural gas explosions, forest fires, and so on.
    • Regarding your scenario, what are 1–2 types of technology that you would use during each of the different phases of emergency management? Consider technology that is used to improve operational efficiencies, such as communications, industrial technology, and data storage.
    • The 4 phases that need to be addressed are as follows:
      • Mitigation
      • Preparation
      • Response
      • Recovery
    • For each technology that you have selected, address the following:
      • Is this technology applicable to any of the other emergency management phases? Why or why not?
      • Based on past use, how effective is the technology? Explain.
      • How much does the technology cost? Explain.
        • Consider equipment, training, maintenance, and implementation costs.
      • Considering future advancements, is the technology practical for long-term applications? Explain.
  • Compile your responses into the final essay, and submit the file to your instructor.
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

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Running head: PLANNING, RESPONSE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Planning, Response, and Technology: School Shootings
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PLANNING, RESPONSE, AND TECHNOLOGY

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Planning, Response, and Technology: School Shootings
School shootings
School shootings can be described as a type of mass shooting attacks which is targeted on a
given institution which may be a school or a university (Vossekuil et al. 2004). The concern on
school shooting has brought to the fore the challenges that exist within the country and have
pointed to more complex and controversial factors such as gun violence, gun policies, and
control debates. The United States is considered as the leading country when it comes to school
shootings. According to statistics from a research conducted by Everytown Research
Organization, between the years of 2013 and 2015, there were 160 school shootings in 38 States
(Everytown, 2015).Approximately 53 percent f the shootings happened in K-12 schools, while
47 percent were in higher institutions of learning like in colleges and universities (Everytown,
2015). School shootings fall into a number of categories; they may be rampage shootings when a
former member or an employee may attack the school, mass murders this is when an adult ...


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