Emergency Response to Domestic Terrorism: How Bureaucracies Reacted to the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing

by Alethia H. Cook

Book Overview

Emergency Response to Domestic Terrorism analyzes the emergency response to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.

Terrorism is a complex threat, and the American government is expected to deter or intervene in every attack. For that reason, the government must be better prepared to respond to acts of terror. One critical element is to understand what constitutes an "effective response."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826430732
• ISBN13: 9780826430731
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"