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(Asmussen, n.d., pp. 337 -- 352)
Evidence of this can be seen with the passage that says, "The question of campus preparedness surfaced during discussions with the psychologist about the process of debriefing individuals who had been involved in the October incident. Considering how many diverse groups and individuals had been affected by this incident, a final theme that emerged from our data was the need for a campus wide plan." (Asmussen, n.d., pp. 337 -- 352) This is given, due to the fact that there was a massive shooting on the campus (resulting in the loss of life). As a result, the case study should have shown specific issues which contributed to: the problem, impact from the lack of a comprehensive strategy and what factors need to be taken into account. (Asmussen, n.d., pp. 337 -- 352)
Would you have framed the study differently? If so, how?
Obviously, the situation would have been framed differently. The way that this should have occurred, is through talking about the events and the effect they are having on various stakeholders. This is accomplished by discussing the case in logical manner and pointing out what factors contributed to the problem. (Asmussen, n.d., pp. 337 -- 352)
Once this takes place, is when there will be a discussion about how to effectively create an appropriate response plan and what factors must be taken into consideration. During this process, there will...
Then, there will be a discussion about how to: properly prepare everyone for identifying and responding to the early warning signs. (Asmussen, n.d., pp. 337 -- 352)
If this kind of approach had been utilized, it would have helped everyone to see how to create a strategy that can deal with these emerging threats. This is when these ideas can be used as a foundation for learning from this event and mitigating future incidents. Over the course of time, this would have given everyone a sense of understanding the various challenges they are dealing with. (Asmussen, n.d., pp. 337 -- 352)
Once this takes place, is the point that different stakeholders will see the need for making these changes. This is when they can begin to have a positive impact on the world around them by: implementing guidelines that identify the problem and dealing with it (while these issues are small). When this happens, the odds of seeing some kind of gunman on campus will be reduced. This will improve security and help everyone to move forward in the aftermath of these events. In the future, these ideas can be used to create a basic foundation that all organizations can utilize in addressing security related threats. (Asmussen, n.d., pp. 337 -- 352)
References
Asmussen, K. (n.d.). A Case Study.
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