This course provides an introduction to critical issues related to public safety administration and an understanding of the laws, programs, agencies, and institutions involved in the provision of public safety. Managers in public safety agencies and institutions deal with several challenges arising from environmental and natural disasters to the nature and operation of correctional institutions.Responsibilities of managers in these institutions include the development and administration of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery programs to address these challenges. In addition,issues related to community resilience, social, economic and political vulnerabilities, and ethical responses to risk management need to be considered and understood by public managers engaged in the
provision of safety to communities. The course addresses these and other issues within the context of disaster management, homeland security, criminal justice administration, and fire/emergency management.
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公共事务是学习如何管理公共事务的专业，研究公共事业管理活动、制度、体制及其运行机制。城市规划、公共政策、社会政策、环境政策、卫生政策、非营利组织管理、公共信息与技术管理、公共财政政策及管理等都属于公共事务的范畴。公共事务专业一般开设于类似于政府学院或专门的公共事务学院之下。
