Today’s society has brought risk at each level of society. Risk is no long just in the corporate world, but within the criminal justice and security areas. Identifying and planning according to the risk within the justice and security areas is ever changing. Knowing the resources available is the first step to developing a plan to protect and service the public. The risk planning for justice and security is similar to what a security firm would do for a corporation, but on a larger scale. Law enforcement needs to put the risk in order of importance. When law enforcement is developing a risk management plan they need to accommodate for the cost of enforcing the plan. To balance the cost developers need to show the benefits and consequences of a risk management plan. Each one of these steps needs to occur if a risk management plan is to be effective.
Knowing the resources available and planning for the risks
Knowing and completely understanding the threats provides law enforcement an advantage in preparing for a range of risk and challenges. The risk that criminals, terrorists, and extremists practice are striking society when and where these organization are ready and they perceive law enforcement is absent or is lease likely ready. Development of risk plans by law enforcement need to recognize potential risk and plan accordingly to counter external or internal risk in society. The correct assessment provides the leadership with critical information and trends that impact the strategic planning. Risk management report also identify future security and operational opportunities, provide for reasoning for funding, and provide the citizens of public safety plans (Federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d.).
Law enforcement agencies risk assessment should not only happen when a disaster occurs, but when a leadership change happens, procedural or a physical security modification happens. Analytical risk assessment