Day: August 31, 2020

There is no one way to recover and heal from any trauma. Each survivor chooses their own path or stumbles across it.” Laurie Matthew (as cited in Goodreads, 2019)
Congratulations on your persistence and perseverance. You’ve dealt with the stresses of life while making it through this course. Now close this course out strongly!

In this unit, you will be introduced to the following:

Violations of regulations and laws
Abuse of community
Abuse of personal relationships
Post-traumatic growth
Rehabilitation and acceptable behavior patterns

Your final Discussion Board (DB) focuses on the concept of behavior potentials, and your final Individual Project (IP) deals with a mass disaster. You are tasked with drafting a protocol (a detailed description of procedures and steps) for training personnel to deal with mass disasters. This is your final assignment of the course. Give it your best so that you can finish the course learning all you can!

Reference

Goodreads. (2019). Laurie Matthew quote. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8419173-there-is-no-one-way-to-recover-and-heal-from

Assignment Description
You are the incident commander investigating an explosion that has occurred in a suburban mall complex. There are approximately 5060 dead and over 100 injured. An investigation results in the determination that a gas line had been leaking natural gas into the original basement that had been sealed when the mall was renovated. During a renovation project where a fountain was being installed, a welder broke through the old basement seal with a burning welding torch in his hand, resulting in the explosion.

A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detail arrives and relates that they are interested in helping but do not want to assume command. You welcome the assistance and find that none of the FBI personnel has victim-handling skills for mass disasters. You will have to develop a formal protocol to train the FBI personnel.

First, it is important to understand that the category of victim and the type of incident will indicate the methods used in handling the victims.

Example: During a bank robbery with a large number of hostages, a negotiator gets the robbers to free the hostages, who come running unharmed out of the bank. Police immediately make the hostages kneel with their hands up. They systematically search and handcuff each one of the hostages. While this behavior seems insensitive, it is done in each case because robbers could realize their predicament and attempt to escape pretending to be one of the hostages. All of the victims/hostages would have to be positively identified as not being a robber prior to release.

Your presentation to the FBI will include the following:

Address the following in a formal protocol of 79 pages (remember, a protocol is detailed description of procedures and steps).
What is the protocol for determining if the cause of the incident is criminal or not? Explain.
How would you be required to act with regard to victim management if the situation were determined to be criminal? Explain.
If criminal acts are suspected, how would you identify the true victims from possible suspects? Explain.
What is the protocol for determining if there is any further danger in the scene? Explain.
What equipment and personnel are needed to remove the danger?
What equipment and personnel are needed to affect rescues of trapped victims?
What equipment and personnel are needed for on-site triage of victims?
What is the protocol to identify and manage those in need of immediate medical assistance? Explain.
This includes persons who are in shock or acting out of character.
What types of potential behaviors should you look for to identify traumatized victims?
What methods will you use to reconcile the traumatized survivors with normally recognized behavior? Explain in detail.
How would you obtain field interviews for follow-up later from victims who may be potential witnesses? Explain.
How can this be applied to those who have experienced significant psychological trauma? Explain.
How would you establish a notification and meeting assembly point for victims and their loved ones? Explain.
What is the protocol for establishing a temporary morgue unit for fatalities and identification of the dead by family members? Explain.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Next, you will have to create a guide for reducing stress among first responders.

Address the following in a guide of 34 pages:
What are the most stressful factors of the above event for first responders? Explain.
How can first responder stress be prevented prior to the event response? Explain in detail.
What can be done to reduce stress in first responders after the response operations have been completed? Explain in detail.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Assignment Details

The mosque built by Muslim residents in the town of Unitas was recently vandalized. Derogatory remarks were spray painted on the front of the mosque, such as “Go home, al-Qaeda.” The police have made it a priority to find the vandals and will most likely prosecute the issue as a hate crime. The Muslim community is understandably outraged.

The mayor would like to make a public statement to address their concerns and show support for their community. He has asked you to help by researching how other communities and leaders have addressed anti-Muslim sentiment or actions to be able to present some specific suggestions regarding actions that the town can take to reassure the Muslim community in Unitas and promote religious tolerance.  Use research and specific examples to support your opinions.

What types of issues, with specific examples, have Muslims in the United States faced, especially since 9/11?
What would be gained by prosecuting this crime as a hate crime?

A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are clichs and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is. Nancy Kress (Ferrier, 2017)
This last unit will explore existential bias in society and in the workplace, as it relates to identified minority groups. Using the most recently identified FBI training manual, specific biases are identified and discussed. Criminal justice workplaces must accommodate diverse groups of people as witnesses, victims, suspects, employees, citizens, and as colleagues in the public safety workplace. Senior management must ensure that appropriate work-related policies are writtenand enforcedto ensure that constitutional protections are safeguarded.

This unit also looks at differences between prejudice and discrimination in a post-9/11 era. The freedom and practice of religion is a constitutional right in the United States, and it includes all minority religious groups.  Religious stereotypes are presented and considered under the protective umbrella of the Constitution. In all cases, criminal justice personnel are required to make decisions and take actions that are based on the legal requirements and not on stereotypical prejudgments.

When you are done with this unit, you will be able to discuss the following:

Bias and implicit bias
Bias-based motives in criminal justice
Minority religious groups and constitutional rights
Immigration assimilation
Reference

Ferrier, M. (2017). Stereotypes. Retrieved from http://georgeireton.com/stereotypes

Assignment Details

A recent event has caused uproar in demands for law enforcement to be attentive to activities that could lead to terrorism or gang activity. Race has been a source of controversy because of the stereotypes and labels put on individuals from certain races and religious backgrounds.

Opinions about issues in society are often the catalyst for the foundations of social change. The combined opinions of all individuals determine society’s position on an issue. Because criminal justice professionals have a first-hand view of the individuals who will be affected by the change, it is particularly crucial that they develop and advocate a position on an issue.

Using the library, Internet, or any other available materials for adequate, accurate, and relevant support, address your position on this controversial issue.
Propose 2 strategies for dealing with law enforcement subculture and racial profiling.
One strategy is to be from an ethical perspective and the other should be in terms of keeping societal opinion from making significant changes in the functioning of systems and society as a whole.