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    Service Coordinator in “Office of Long Term Living” (OLTL) at Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, located in Allentown Pa, serving Lehigh and North Hampton County. Talking with her I had received a lot of information on what level of case management she takes part in, the stages, feedback on what HCBS waivers are as well as HCBS ISP and much more. When asked what the office of Long-Term Living is and what exactly they do, Ms. Cunningham had referred to the PA Department of Human…

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    conditions, increased workplace violence, and increases in domestic restraining orders have caused management to develop a workplace violence action plan” (Mathis et al., 2014). The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines workplace violence as “murder or other violent acts by a disturbed, aggrieved employee or ex-employee against coworkers or supervisors (n.d.). The United State Department of Labor’s agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA defines workplace violence, as…

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    got resources from insurance policies and from the government. FEMA and the Red Cross had set up in the wealthier majority part of town in the west whereas in East Biloxi, largely African American and much poorer had more people helpless and few emergency services(6). It seems Katrina was perhaps the way to see how America’s race lines were…

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    officer is the most significant investment a police department can make. Police agencies are always looking for innovative ways to attract and retain good officers. Once an individual decides he or she wants to enter police work, the agency must screen the person for characteristics that make a good police officer. This is known as “selecting in,” a strategy that identifies those individuals best suited for police work. The agency must also eliminate or “screen out” those applicants who are…

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    The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 science fiction movie directed and produced by Roland Emmerich. The movie depicts the disastrous event of an abrupt climate shift, which is accompanied by several natural disasters such as tornadoes and flooding, causing a new ice age in the Northern Hemisphere (The Day After Tomorrow). After its release the movie received very negative reviews from the scientific community for being scientifically incorrect and showing natural events that are barely possible to…

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    Huntsville Hospital Risk Management Risk Management programs provide protection to patients, staff members, and visitors from inadvertent injuries while protecting healthcare systems’ financial assets and community reputation. Risk management plans are designed to provide guidance and structure within an organization’s clinical and business services of providing a safe environment while delivering quality patient care. Identifying high-risk areas in healthcare that could possibly cause harm to…

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    doing their job right, use of force if suspect refuse arrest or if feel they life are in danger, use weapons if they feel threatened or if they see any type of weapon in their presents, and them duties can put a strand on the officer. Law enforcement agency need technology to find suspects and see if they have arrest warrants in other states. Policing is the most dangerous of all the occupations because they risk their lives to safe victims and they put the victim live first before themselves.…

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    in locating the active shooter and containing them with no further access to victims the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team will relieve them and Crisis Negotiators will be used to try to get the active shooter to surrender. The second team of Agency 1 is the rescue team. They are responsible for assisting all…

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    The Amber Alert System

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    the child’s home and the chances of finding a child alive after 24 hours, is greatly diminished. Although, “A 2006 study indicated that 76.2 percent of abducted children who are killed are dead within the first three hours of the abduction.” (Case Management for Missing Children Homicides, 2006). Whichever the case the need to act quickly is crucial. Amber Hagerman and her brother Ricky rode their bicycles around the block to an abandoned supermarket parking lot, not far from their…

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    Hurricane Katrina Impact

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    addition, There was also an investigation of the responses from federal state and local governments, resulting in the resignation of Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael D. Brown and of New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Eddie Compass. Many other government officials were criticized for their responses especially New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, and President George W. Bush. Several agencies including the United States Coast Guard,…

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