Drawing on institutional anomie theory, we examine how the crisis in local newspapers has
induced organizational wrongdoings in local communities. We argue that, because local …

This study investigated differences in state and local law enforcement agencies participation
in homeland security activities within the year after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and 13 years …

Organizations are expected to assess and respond to environmental conditions. For police
agencies in the post-9/11 and post hurricane Katrina era, the environment includes …

The application of theory has been lacking in explaining the advent of homeland security in
post–September 11 policing. This study examines the utility of contingency and resource …

In recent years, a growing number of communities have consolidated their police and fire
agencies into a single “public-service” agency. Consolidation has appealed to communities …

L aFree and Bersani (2014, this issue) advance an important dialogue concerning the
prediction of future terrorist events. Enemies of the United States abound, and the scope and …

More than 100 municipalities across the United States have consolidated their police, fire,
and emergency medical services into a single, consolidated agency. Typical reasons for …

Abstract September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and subsequent terrorist threats and incidents
have changed the ways local law enforcement conduct domestic policing to include sharing …

Abstract Information technology can increase the convergence of three dimensions of the
crime triangle due to the spatial and temporal confluence in the virtual world. In other words …

Local governments are important actors in achieving the targets of the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (UNDRR 2015). While they play a key role, their level of …