Assess the effectiveness of the organisations involved, their strategies, and the obstacles they faced

Assignment Task

This Assignment will help you understand the threats and types of responses that fall under ‘homeland security’ and the obstacles – political, bureaucratic, and operational – that inhibit flexible responses to disasters. Task: Write a case study on a major homeland security crisis and the response. Select one of the following incidents: 1. 2007 failed London car bombings and Glasgow Airport attack 2. 2011 Norway attacks 3. 2015 (November) Paris attacks 4. 2019 Christchurch attacks Note: make sure there is enough information available before you start writing the essay. Case Study Event Outline • Provide a short summary overview of the incident Prevention • Discuss the policies in place to prevent these events and assess whether they failed, and (if they did), why they failed. First Response • Assess how homeland security organisations responded to the crisis Disaster Management • Analyse how these organisations responded to the disaster as it evolved and learned from their early mistakes, if at all Assessment • Assess the effectiveness of the organisations involved, their strategies, and the obstacles they faced