Read the Electronic Reserve Reading articles "Boston marathon: a case study in lessons learned following last year's bombing tragedy" and the Executive Summary (pp. 3-11) within the "After-Action Report for the Response to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings." In your teams:
Identify issues within the report that relate to topics covered in this course, such as leadership, decision making, organizational culture, communication, politics and power, employee training, teams, etc.
Write notes in which you and your team analyze these topics as they pertain to the Boston Marathon Bombing. Describe how these factors played into the level of effectiveness in law enforcement's response to the disaster.
As a class, discuss each team's findings and analysis of the topic.
Cite resources in your team notes according to APA standards.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your team notes.
Leadership Exercise: Leadership, Decision making, Communication, & Employee Training
On April 15, 2013, two hundred sixty people were injured, and three people lost their lives in the Boston marathon bombing. Five years later, Boston has become a different city ("Boston," 2018). Contingency plans regarding disaster preparedness and rapid deployment of first-line responders have played an integral role in state, federal and
