Department for Communities and Local Government

infrastructure, the Government Facility Sector covers a large amount of buildings both stateside and at oversees. Many of these facilities are open public places and deal with business, recreational and business activities. According to (Logan & Ramsay,2012,p.77),” Critical Infrastructure protection and resilience takes place in an environment of policy, strategy, plans, and laws at the national, state, and local levels.” In that, many of these locations are leased, or owned by federal, state…

of its population by identifying and prioritizing the community needs. Although the region had faced many challenges to overcome quality care and healthy life, its efforts resulted in better health outcomes. According to the case study, the four high-performance pathways the Southern Arizona region underwent great progression were community-organizing efforts, use of advanced managed care techniques, collaboration among providers and community groups, and programs to address the needs of…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a department of the federal government tasked with protecting America and its territory from terrorism, securing the borders, securing cyberspace, administering immigration laws, and ensuring disaster resilience (“Our Mission”, 2015). With the assistance of twenty-two other agencies and departments, the DHS has successfully accomplished its mission for fifteen years. The National Strategy for Homeland Security is the starting point for all homeland…

examples of a Republics include Russia and Brazil. What is thought-provoking is that while Australia, the UK and the US have formed different types of government, they still abide by…

intelligence, and civilian intelligence and analysis offices within federal executive departments. Within this maze there is a direct line of authority and a line of coordination connecting these elements into a manageable soup. The Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who reports to the President of the United States, leads the IC. Although this office is not listed as a member of the Intelligence Community, the DNI exerts leadership of the IC primarily through the statutory authorities…

white superiority across America, the responsibility of ending racial inequality and achieving equal rights for all fell at the feet of leaders who were willing to lead many to freedom. Activists and the numerous amounts of discrete groups and communities they lead in 1950’s and 60’s America sought different ways to achieve this freedom. Techniques varied in a matter of ways – Violent, non-violent, legal and illegal. Martin Luther King lead a movement which insisted on the strategy of massive,…

law enforcement. Local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) are able to acquire military grade equipment from the Department of Defense (DOD) through two different programs. The first of these was sanctioned by the National Defense Authorization Act of 1997, Section 1033. Known as the 1033 Program this allows surplus DOD supplies and equipment to be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Since the inception of the…

representation of the Lloyd Sealy, a Negro career law-enforcement officer, and was promoted to Commanding Officer of the Community Relations Bureau of the Police Department (Fink, p. 626). Through this “government activity of interested parties that the complaints about police conduct on the Lower East Side were directed (Fink, p. 626). Others “allegations were made, where the community seeks their suggestions and recommendations for rectification to be implemented (Fink, p. 628). In summation,…

There is a growing consensus that our education system needs to increase the time students spend in school or school sponsored learning activities. This is especially important in low-income communities, where students may not have access to enrichment activities or academic supports outside of school. The term “extended learning time” is used to refer to everything from after-school tutoring to comprehensive school reorganizations that expand and align a wide range of academic and non-academic…

Analysis of the Italian System Before 1978, the Italian Healthcare care known as Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN) resembled those of other continental European nations. However, it differed slightly because of the reluctance of its central government to standardize benefits among the funds and regulate their financial affairs. According to LD Brown, who wrote about Italy 's health reform, "health care was offered to all but ‘about three million Italians by several occupation-based sickness…