CRIJ 4335 Emergency Planning and Risk Management
This course explores the effect of man-made emergencies and natural disasters on the communities in which we live. Students will have the opportunity to explore the roles and duties of emergency management professionals and first responders, including police, fire, EMTs and more. During this course, students will be exposed to emergency planning resources for natural events such as hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes, and for unexpected events such as terrorist activities, explosions and fires, and mass casualty events. In addition to reviewing the emergency response to prior events, students will have the opportunity to plan for real-world scenarios that have yet to occur. By the end of the semester, students will work in groups to create an emergency response plan to a fictional wide-scale event of the instructor’s choosing.