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Teleological Approaches to Wildfires
As leaders in charge of public safety, administrators must look outside the box and reframe their ethical perspectives in decision making. It is time to shift the focus of fire…
Apothecary as an Administrator’s Option to Opioid Abuse
The abuse of opioids is receiving growing public scrutiny. For example, The Economist mentioned the complex issues behind the factors and environments that facilitate the dependency on opioids in their…
The American with Disabilities Act and the Public Safety Careers
The mission of accredited police, fire and emergency services academies is to serve the community by training individuals as police officers, firefighters and EMT paramedics. Most state and local public…
Academic vs. Industry Career Preparation Standards
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Tracy Rickman, Ygnacio Flores and Don Mason Higher education’s…
A Need to Exercise Caution in Reaction to Violent Extremism
Hardly a week goes by without the media reporting an act of extreme violence. The term violent extremist has worked its way into the vocabulary of homes, schools, political talking…
The Big Con: How Serving Leadership Underprepared a Generation of College Students
Educating millennials has been part of a national debate as evidenced by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. These efforts, however,…
The Ethics of Ethics
For those in the emergency management profession, there is a requirement to receive training and or qualification in ethical behavior. Ethical training has to include the development of a person’s…
An Abundance of Caution? Campus Administrators Making Emergency Decisions
The recent threats received in December 2015 by officials at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and in New York City resulted in two diametrically opposed responses. These are…
Public Partnerships Serving the Community
Collaborative Efforts to Provide Free Tax Preparation The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Ygnacio “Nash” Flores…
Community Colleges: Serving Those that Served
By Ygnacio Flores, Don Mason and Tracy Rickman Not since the Vietnam era, have so many combat veterans returned to acclimate to society. Unlike the 1960s, services to veterans are available and…
Immigrants are Veterans Too
The U.S. military is still the strongest military in the world. At the core of its success are more than its weapons and new technologies. The U.S. military also has…
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