"Public security or public safety is the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage."
This subfield focuses on the administration of public safety programs, including emergency management, law enforcement, and fire protection.
Criminal Justice System: An overview of the criminal justice system, how it operates, its functions, and its components such as law enforcement agencies, courts, and corrections.
Emergency Management: The preparation, response, mitigation, and recovery from emergencies and disasters, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and public health emergencies.
Public Policy: The study of government decisions, actions, and programs that aim to achieve specific goals and outcomes, such as crime reduction, community safety, and emergency preparedness.
Public Administration: The organization and management of public agencies that provide services and enforce laws, including budgeting, human resources, policy making, and performance evaluation.
Leadership and Management: The skills and techniques used to lead and manage personnel and resources in public safety organizations, including strategic planning, decision-making, communication, and motivation.
Legal Issues in Public Safety: The laws, regulations, and court decisions that affect public safety agencies and their operations, including constitutional law, civil rights, and liability issues.
Ethics and Professionalism: The principles and values that guide the behavior and conduct of public safety professionals, including integrity, honesty, objectivity, and respect for diversity.
Community Policing: A philosophy and strategy that emphasizes collaboration and partnership between law enforcement and the community to prevent crime and improve public safety.
Information Management: The collection, analysis, and dissemination of information that is used in public safety operations and decision-making, including data mining, crime mapping, and intelligence analysis.
Interagency Cooperation: The coordination and collaboration between different public safety agencies and organizations, including federal, state, and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private sector partners.
"It is often conducted by a state government to ensure the protection of citizens, persons in their territory, organizations, and institutions against threats to their well-being, survival, and prosperity."
"The public safety issues that a municipality, county, regional, or federal jurisdiction may handle include crimes (ranging from misdemeanors to felonies), structure fires, conflagrations, medical emergencies, mass-casualty incidents, disasters, terrorism, and other concerns."
"They generally consist of emergency services and first responders such as law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical services, security forces, and military forces."
"They are often operated by a government, though some private public safety organizations exist where possible."
"The prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage."
"They generally consist of emergency services and first responders such as law enforcement..."
"...crimes (ranging from misdemeanors to felonies), structure fires, conflagrations, medical emergencies, mass-casualty incidents, disasters, terrorism, and other concerns."
"The public safety issues that a municipality, county, regional, or federal jurisdiction may handle..."
"...to ensure the protection of citizens, persons in their territory, organizations, and institutions against threats to their well-being, survival, and prosperity."
"...from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage."
"...endanger the safety and security of the public from... injury or property damage."
"...mass-casualty incidents, disasters, terrorism, and other concerns."
"...ensure the protection of citizens, persons in their territory, organizations, and institutions against threats to their well-being, survival, and prosperity."
"Some private public safety organizations exist where possible."
"The public safety issues... include crimes, structure fires, conflagrations, medical emergencies, mass-casualty incidents, disasters, terrorism, and other concerns."
"...emergency services and first responders such as law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical services, security forces, and military forces."
"...protection of citizens, persons in their territory, organizations, and institutions against threats to their... prosperity."
"...emergency medical services."
"...ensure the protection of citizens, persons in their territory, organizations, and institutions against... disasters."