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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Citizen crime reporting; Crime prevention – Citizen participation; Emergency management; Nevada – Las Vegas; Political participation; Public safety; Terrorism – Prevention
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A Question Of Investment: Is Prevention Worth The Price?, Scott B. Smith, Christine G. Springer
A Question Of Investment: Is Prevention Worth The Price?, Scott B. Smith, Christine G. Springer
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In today’s calculus of public and private budgeting, an ounce of prevention may no longer be worth a pound of “cure.”
“Prevention” takes many forms: Preparing one’s family for an emergency. Buying life and property insurance. Buying corporate insurance. Having a sufficiently-sized and well-trained security workforce at your workplace. Supporting law enforcement efforts to get one step ahead of the bad guy (whether a criminal or a terrorist). Supporting entities like UNLV’s Institute for Security Studies whose sole raison d’etre is to make Las Vegas and Nevada a safe and secure place to live, work and visit.