Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Over the last couple years it seems the number and severity of natural disasters has markedly increased. Since the low point of the response to Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent legislation to fix the federal response to disasters, is the Department of Homeland Security doing better in its coordinated responses? Is the current National Response Framework working? How do we balance the response and the need for controlling budget costs? In this assignment select one national level response to a hurricane, wild fire, or other natural hazard to evaluate the preparedness, response, and recovery efforts to the event. Your response should be written from a local, state, or federal perspective. Or you may examine the response from the perspective of a not-for-profit such as the International Red Cross of the Salvation Army.

To begin your research for this assignment, go to the Ashford University Library and conduct a search with the keywords Federal Response to Disasters. It is recommended that you do not use quotation marks for this search.
In your paper,
    Summarize the natural disaster.
    Evaluate the response from a local, state, or federal perspective.
    Identify the core issues that delayed or hindered the response.
    Identify what went right with the disaster response.
    Analyze the current Department of Homeland Security processes and procedures to determine their effectiveness for similar future disasters.
The Preparation, Response, and Recovery paper
    Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to.
    Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
o    The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types.
    Must document all sources in APA style
   

REQUIRED RESOURCES
Text
Brians, C.L, Willnat, L., Manheim, J.B., & Rich, R.C. (2011). Empirical political analysis (8th ed.). Retrieved from https://redshelf.com

The full-text version of this e-book is available through your online classroom.
Articles
Brands, H., & Feaver, P. (2017). Trump and terrorism: U.S. strategy after ISIS. Foreign Affairs, 96(2), 28-36. Retrieved from https://www.foreignaffairs.com/

Kelly, J. F., Schumer, C., McCaskill, C., Slaughter, L., Biggs, A., Carter, J., Stodder, S. M M., & Camarota, S. A. (2017). The pros and cons of a Mexico border wall: Should congress fund the construction of a wall along the U.S. southern border? Congressional Digest, 96(8), 8-29. Retrieved from http://congressionaldigest.com/#gsc.tab=0

Klassen, J. (2013). Immigration and U.S. policy. In Research Starters: Sociology (Online Edition). Retrieved from https://www.ebscohost.com/discovery/content/research-starters

President Trump’s executive order on immigration. (2017). Congressional Digest, 96(3), 4-7. Retrieved from http://congressionaldigest.com/#gsc.tab=0

Multimedia
Mullins, B. (2016, January 20). Defeating the hackers – BBC documentary (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/HQJMg6FdcvQ

Wollman, L. (2013, January 3). Hypothesis 101 (and other Social Science concepts) (Links to an external site.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security Course: Research Methods, Naval Post Graduate School. Retrieved from https://www.chds.us/m/media/player?id=2928

Web Pages
Legal Information Institute. (n.d.). U.S. Constitution: Fifth Amendment (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fifth_amendment

Legal Information Institute. (n.d.). U.S. Constitution: First Amendment (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment

Legal Information Institute. (n.d.). U.S. Constitution: 14th Amendment (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv

Legal Information Institute. (n.d.). U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fourth_amendment

Legal Information Institute. (n.d.). U.S. Constitution: Sixth Amendment (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/sixth_amendment

Research Reports
Bjelopera, J. P. (2017). Domestic terrorism: An overview (Links to an external site.) [Research report]. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved from https://fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R44921.pdf

Bjelopera, J. P. (2016). The Islamic States acolytes and the challenges they pose to U.S. law enforcement (Links to an external site.) [Research report]. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved from https://fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R44521.pdf

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2010). Bottom-Up review report (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/bur_bottom_up_review.pdf

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Articles
Deflem, M., & McDonough, S. (2015). The fear of counterterrorism: Surveillance and civil liberties since 9/11. Society, 52(1), 70-79. doi:10.1007/s12115-014-9855-1

Lewis, C. W. (2005). The clash between security and liberty in the U.S. response to terror. Public Administration Review, 65(1), 18-30. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2005.00427.x

Mondale, W. F., Stein, R. A., & Fisher, C. (2016). No longer a neutral magistrate: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in the wake of the war on terror. Minnesota Law Review, 100(6), 2251-2312. Retrieved from http://www.minnesotalawreview.org/

Pea, A. (2007). Protecting Muslim civil and human rights in America: The role of Islamic, national, and international organizations. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 27(3), 387-400. doi:10.1080/13602000701737236

Reinhardt, S. (2008). Weakening the Bill of Rights: A victory for terrorism. Michigan Law Review, 106(6), 963-973. Retrieved from http://michiganlawreview.org

Sutherland, D. W. (2005). Homeland security and civil liberties: Preserving America’s way of life (Links to an external site.). Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, 19(1), 289-308. Retrieved from http://scholarship.law.nd.edu

West, D. M. (2012). A vision for Homeland Security in the Year 2025 (Links to an external site.).  Retrieved from http://www.insidepolitics.org/brookingsreports/homeland_security.pdf

Multimedia
Jennings, T. (Producer, Director & Writer). (2015). American terrorist. Retrieved from http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=100753&xtid=114683

Smith, M. (Producer & Writer), & Hirsch, L. (Producer). (2014). The rise of ISIS. Retrieved from http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=100753&xtid=60691

Smith, S. (Producer and Director). (2017). The new Al Qaeda. British Broadcasting Corp. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/-f7yxaw78dU

Thompson, G., & Corcoran, M. (Producers). (2017). Escape from Marawi. Retrieved from http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=100753&xtid=145249

TEDx Talks. (2015, June 29). Cyberwar | Amy Zegart | TEDxStanford (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/JSWPoeBLFyQ

TEDx Talks. (2012, April 22). Predicting the 9 biggest weather disasters in the next 30 years | Jeff Masters | TEDxBermuda (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ZlojvcmgfQA

Web Pages
Border Security (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/border-security

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/topic/civil-rights-and-civil-liberties

Cybersecurity (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/topic/cybersecurity

Disasters (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/topic/disasters

Immigration Enforcement (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/topic/immigration-enforcement 

Law Enforcement Partnerships (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/topic/law-enforcement-partnerships

Preventing Terrorism (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/preventing-terrorism

Transportation Security (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/topic/transportation-security

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2015, October 27). Written testimony of S&T under Secretary Dr. Reginald Brothers for a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing titled A Review of Progress by the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/news/2015/10/27/written-testimony-st-under-secretary-house-committee-science-space-and-technology

Research Report
Tehan, R. (2017). Cybersecurity: Critical infrastructure authoritative reports and resources (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44410.pdf