Write a case study on a major homeland security crisis and the response.
Select one of the following incidents:
1. 2007 failed London car bombings and Glasgow Airport attack
2. 2011 Norway attacks
3. 2015 (November) Paris attacks
4. 2019 Christchurch attacks
Note: make sure there is enough information available before you start writing the essay.
Case Study
Event Outline
• Provide a short summary overview of the incident
Prevention
• Discuss the policies in place to prevent these events and assess whether they failed, and (if
they did), why they failed.
First Response
• Assess how homeland security organisations responded to the crisis
Disaster Management
• Analyse how these organisations responded to the disaster as it evolved and learned from their
early mistakes, if at all
Assessment
• Assess the effectiveness of the organisations involved, their strategies, and the obstacles they
faced
