Preparedness Cycle: Terrorism And Transnational Crime

The prevention phase of the preparedness cycle applies readily to terrorism and transnational crime, but it also applies to natural disasters such as Katrina. Because terrorism and crime are intentional acts committed by people, it is well within reason to hope to prevent some of those acts from occurring. Natural disasters, however, such as hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes, are not preventable in the same way. For these big natural disasters, it is more practical to think regarding preventing or reducing harm as opposed to preventing the tragedies from occurring. Fewer lives might be lost property and less destroyed if people take the proper precautions if buildings are upgraded, and so forth.
Another essential element of “all hazards,”