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In Thompson's version of a bureaupathology, the actions of individuals do not advance society or themselves, but rather the goals and objectives of the bureaucracy itself, which may not even benefit society as a whole. Individual members become subordinates to authority positions that often find themselves overly arrogant, and potentially even corrupt because of the lack of accountability other members of the bureaucracy hold them to.
There are a number of examples which O'Hara gives of failed strategies that clearly resemble Thompson's idea of a bureaupathology. First, in the prologue, O'Hara discusses Hoover's FBI and how it failed to adhere to the very laws it was supposed to protect with arrogance and exaggerated sense of power leading Hoover to take on personal vendettas, secretly spy on American citizens, and negatively influence the process of American politics. Moreover, O'Hara provides another example of the Philadelphia Police Department and its correlation to the MOVE organization in 1995. Here, the department had compiled a cult-like environment, which discouraged dissent from within the ranks. The blind acceptance of bureau policies eventually led to a debacle where police officers and citizens were placed in immediate danger.
As technology and policy changes continue to evolve within modern law enforcement agencies and other industry organizations, there has been a clear connection to accidents and malfunctions caused as a result of complex interactions between these evolving elements. Normal Accidents are inevitable incidences which occur as technology...
As the environment within industries becomes more complex, there is a greater risk of accidents occurring because of a lack of understanding or ability to deal with these complexities. These accidents are found in almost all industries that are being impacted by innovations of technology.
However, these normal accidents become much more dangerous and potentially damaging within the context of a law enforcement agency. Because law enforcement empowers officers with weapons and the ability to take action in dangerous situations, incidences of normal accidents become incredibly problematic. A normal accident could involve a new weapon that misfires, or a new piece of technology that fails and isolates officers from one another in a crucial situation like a hostage situation or high speed chase. In such crucial cases, there is a need to maintain and avoid normal accidents much more in law enforcement than in any other industry.
Most agencies work tirelessly to use policy manuals as quality control or audits as oversights in order to contain normal accidents from causing devastating consequences. There are definitely advantages to having mandatory training hours with new technologies and enforcing a very strict code of conduct within new law enforcement strategies. Still, these systems do not always work. It is inevitable that some normal accidents will fall through the cracks. Still, it is the occurrence of such accidents that will allow law enforcement agencies to tailor more innovative strategies to avoid such accidents in the future.
Homeland Security and Preparedness, Response, Activities and Programs in Disaster Response or Disaster Recovery The focus of this study is the homeland security issue as it relates to the preparedness of the U.S.A. government and citizens in response to the emergencies that may emerge. The research question in this study is one that asks in light of the past disasters experienced by the United States such as the events of September 11,
Mexico faces an array of drug-related problems ranging from production and transshipment of illicit drugs to corruption, violence, and increased internal drug abuse. Powerful and well-organized Mexican organizations control drug production and trafficking in and through Mexico, as well as the laundering of drug proceeds. These organizations also have made a concerted effort to corrupt and intimidate Mexican law enforcement and public officials. In addition, the geographic proximity of
Lack of accountability, transparency and integrity, ineffectiveness, inefficiency and unresponsiveness to human development remain problematic (UNDP). Poverty remains endemic in most Gulf States with health care and opportunities for quality education poor or unavailable, degraded habitats including urban pollution and poor soil conditions from inappropriate farming practices. Social safety nets are also entirely inadequate and all form part of the nexus of poverty that is widely prevalent in Gulf countries.
Since the 1970s, the global retail clothing industry has experienced intense international competition and major shifts in the pattern of consumer demand. These pressures have had far-reaching implications for the clothing industry in the areas of pricing, design, quality, manufacturing processes and employment (Rath, 2002). According to this author, "In the 1970s, traditional manufacturers, particularly High Street retailers with their own manufacturing capacity, found themselves unable to compete with low
Delphi Study: Influence of Environmental Sustainability Initiatives on Information Systems Table of Contents (first draft) Green IT Current Methods and Solutions Green IT and energy costs Green It and Email Systems Green IT and ICT Green IT and ESS Green IT and TPS Green IT and DSS Green IT and other support systems Green IT and GHG reduction Green IT and the Government Sector Green IT and the Corporate Sector Future Prospects of Green IT in the software industry The paper focuses on how the
Aftermath As the city council was making its preparations to host the Olympics, various groups militated for the negative effects the endeavor would generate upon the city. They cited the necessity to invest large amounts of money from the national budget, which means that other charitable events and endeavors would be left aside. Another limitation is given by the fact that throughout the 17 days games, the businesses not directly