The problem of measuring emergency preparedness
Subtitle: the need for assessing "response reliability" as part of homeland security planning
By: Brian A. Jackson.
Contributors: Rand Corporation.; Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)
Series: Occasional paper -- OP-234-RC; Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) -- OP-234-RC.
Publisher: RAND Corp.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
ISBN-13: 9780833046222
Subjects: Emergency management -- United States -- Evaluation; Preparedness -- Evaluation
Notes: "A RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment program."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Framing the issue; title: Background. The national preparedness system ; How is preparedness assessed now?; title: Potential options and solutions. An example reliability assessment ; Thinking through assessing response reliability ; Advantages of using reliability measures for preparedness evaluation; title: How might the impact of this approach be evaluated?