PROMOTING RESILIENCY TO ADDRESS FEAR AND TERRORISM CHALLENGES IN THE XXI CENTURY

Abstract

The methodology in interpreting the cause of fear from terrorist attacks and natural disasters is a probabilistic risk that faces the citizens of the United States and other nations for modeling critical requirements for threats and unlawful acts (Spiker & Johnston, 2012). These elements are measured based on behavioral patterns using historical events collected for interpreting outcomes and the emergences of specific knowledge following terrorist attacks and natural disasters actions involving 21st century (Spiker & Johnston, 2012). This framework is based on the National Strategy for Homeland Security addressing four (4) factors: a) prevents and disrupt terrorist attacks; b) protect the American people, our critical infrastructure, and key resources; c) respond to and recover from incidents that do occur; and d) continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure our long-term success (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2014). This study will evaluate the operational areas by addressing long-term actions implemented to interpret the cause of fear from terrorist attacks and the overall effectiveness within each factor (Cronin, 2010).