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MacManus, Susan., Caruson, Kiki. and Quecan, Andrew. "Homeland Security & Emergency Management:Local Government Interfaces with Agencies Serving Vulnerable Populations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-03-13 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p211613_index.html>

MacManus, S. A., Caruson, K. and Quecan, A. F. , 2007-08-30 "Homeland Security & Emergency Management:Local Government Interfaces with Agencies Serving Vulnerable Populations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2010-03-13 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p211613_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Hurricane Katrina laid bare the inabilities of state and local governments to handle immobile citizens�children, the elderly, ill and disabled persons in hospitals, and institutionalized individuals�in emergency situations. This research, based on a mail survey of a wide array of Florida county and city officials conducted in the Spring of 2007, examines how local government officials have incorporated immobile special needs populations and the agencies that serve them into their emergency management plans (natural disasters; terrorist acts). The study concludes that there is still a lack of attention to children and the disabled and an absence of established networks with private sector agencies serving these populations. The research demonstrates the usefulness of controlling for the type of jurisdiction, population size, and the type of position held by local government officials in gaining a better understanding of how these factors influence vulnerability assessments. We find significant differences in assessments among first responders and their more generalist counterparts. In general, those individuals serving in first responder capacities were more likely to identify the spectrum of population vulnerabilities as of �major� importance to emergency planning efforts. First responders are more familiar with the challenges associated with managing immobile populations and are therefore more likely to prioritize their importance when it comes to emergency preparedness. In addition, first responders in both counties and municipalities rate the quality of their interactions with public and private sector agencies serving immobile populations more highly than non-first responders. Because of their functional responsibilities, first responders tend to have better networks in place with those agencies providing services to the immobile.

Why Dissimilar Policy Punctuations Among Local Governments? Examining the Local Emergency Management Policy in Florida Counties

The Coingate Effect: The Impact of a Scandalous Year on the Public Opinion of State Government Officials in the State of Ohio