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A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to Prison Emergencies: Self-Audit Checklists, National Survey Results, Resource Materials, [and] Case Studies

Publication year: 2005

Library ID

  • 020293

Other Information

  • 2005
  • 323 pages.

Keywords

  • Emergency Plans
  • Forms/Record Keeping
  • Prisons
  • Surveys
Thumbnail preview Information regarding prison emergency preparedness is presented. This guide is comprised of the following sections: introduction; conducting an audit; self-audit checklists--emergency preparedness, natural disaster/HAZMAT/fire, and counterterrorism; Report on the National Survey of Emergency Readiness in Prisons; resource materials--leadership issues during crises, prevention of prison emergencies, emergency teams, and prisons and counterterrorism; and case studies.