Task one

Who is to blame, the individual or society?

James T. Johnson is a 24-year-old construction worker who lives at home with his mother. During the week, he goes to work on time, does his work, and comes home. Occasionally, he will go out with a group of coworkers on a Friday evening. He has one other secret. He burglarizes homes and garages in the neighboring communities, selling what he steals via the internet or at pawn shops two counties over.

This past weekend, he was arrested during a burglary when he entered a home where the home owner was present. His mother had to mortgage her home to bail him out of jail. While driving him home, she started to berate him, stating that he has ended up "just like his father, a criminal" and that she will probably end up dying early due to the stress of having a criminal son.

James was angry and blurted out that it was her fault, that this was the only life he knew because his father never taught him anything worthwhile. He said that his mother and father fought all the time, and the main subject of the their fights was his constant drinking.

Assignment Guidelines

• Using the scenario above, address the following in 1,000–1,250 words:
  • Do you think James learned his behavior from his father? Explain your reasoning.
  • Could there have been other contributing factors that would have an effect on the problem? Explain.
  • Do you think that if James were removed from his home as a juvenile, he would have become a burglar?
  • Are the statements from James about responsibility only used to shift blame? Why or why not?
  • Research reaction formation, and apply this theory to James's situation. ?
    • How is this related to strain theory? Explain. ?
    • How is this related to subculture perspective? Explain.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Task 2 1250-1500

In Week 4, you found out the following:

James T. Johnson is a 24-year-old construction worker who lives at home with his mother. During the week, he goes to work on time, does his work, and comes home. Occasionally, he will go out with a group of coworkers on a Friday evening. He has one other secret. He burglarizes homes and garages in the neighboring communities, selling what he steals via the internet or at pawn shops two counties over.

This past weekend, he was arrested during a burglary when he entered a home where the home owner was present. His mother had to mortgage her home to bail him out of jail. While driving him home, she started to berate him, stating that he has ended up "just like his father, a criminal" and that she will probably end up dying early due to the stress of having a criminal son.

James was angry and blurted out that it was her fault, that this was the only life he knew because his father never taught him anything worthwhile. He said that his mother and father fought all the time, and the main subject of their fights was his constant drinking.

What James did not know was that his father came from a physically and emotionally abusive family. Though he constantly drank and fought with James’ mother, he tried not to direct this abuse at James. The result of his attempts to shield James was to ignore James almost entirely. His attempt not to abuse James led to his neglect of James. While James was a pre-teen and teen, his parents rarely knew what James was doing or who he was with. As such, James learned how to “fly below the radar” and avoid getting in trouble, while getting away with many antics that could have had him labeled as a juvenile delinquent.

• Now that James has more insight into his father’s behavior, apply 1 psychological theory and 1 sociological theory to this scenario.
• Explain the concepts in your 1 psychological theory, and explain the concepts in your 1 sociological theory.
• Relate both theories to James’s father and why he reacted in this manner to James.
• Explain how the theories that you chose can have an effect on future generations.

Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Task 3

You are the emergency manager in a city with a population of 250,000 in the western United States. The director of economic development has asked for your assistance in creating his strategic plan. In terms of CIKR, an asset is a person, facility structure, facility, information, material, or process that has value.

In an informational memorandum of 750–1,000 words, describe and explain to your city's director of economic development how you would assess the value of the 5 most critical assets in your city. You should ensure that you fully explain the term valuebecause the director may not fully understand how emergency managers use or apply the concept.

Assignment Guidelines

• Address the following in an informational memorandum of 750–1,000 words:
  • Explain the concept of value with regard to emergency management.
    • How does value in emergency management differ from monetary value of goods, for example?
    • Is value in emergency management objective or subjective? Explain why.
  • Identify and describe 4–6 key assets in your locality.
    • Remember, assets are people, facility structures, facilities, information, materials, or processes that have value.
    • What is the value of each of the identified assets? Explain.
  • How would you determine the 5 most critical assets in your locality?
    • What criteria would you use to determine asset value? Explain.
    • What tools or methods would you use to determine asset value? Why?
    • What problems might arise while assessing the value of the critical assets? Explain.
      • How would you alleviate those problems?
  • What are the 5 most critical assets in your locality? Explain.
• Compile your responses in your final memorandum, and submit the file to your instructor.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Task 4

You are the emergency manager in a city with a population of 250,000 in the Midwestern United States, and you have been asked to write a research paper for the National Emergency Management Association that clearly explains the risk management framework of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP).

Your assignment is to research the NIPP's risk management framework. Write a paper of 900–1,200 words that clearly explains the framework and provides real-world practical examples to illustrate each step in the framework to assist in the protection of CIKR and their associated assets.

Assignment Guidelines

• Research the provisions contained in the U.S. National Infrastructure Protection Plan with regard to risk management framework.
  • An image that contains an overview of the framework can be found on page 15 of the NIPP 2013 document.
    • You may use this image to assist in creating the outline for your paper.
  • Fully explain each of the steps that make up the framework.
  • For each step, address the following:
    • Provide 3–5 realistic and practical examples that illustrate the step, and explain why the examples are pertinent.
      • Identify and explain the roles of any sectors, systems, networks, and assets involved in your examples.
    • What challenges might an emergency manager face while participating in risk management activities? Explain.
• Compile your responses in your final paper, and submit the file to your instructor.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.