SOC 3750 Lecture Notes - Homeland Security, Information Technology, Risk Society
10 Apr 2013
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Hypothetical: doesn"t exist, perception of the future, hasn"t happened yet. Info on past has happened so verified and take info and project what will happen in the future. Risk analysis (ra) and risk management (rm) Trying to fix unknown can cause problems. If start w belief doesn"t exist can approach. Value laden construct: risk simply because value it, value it so don"t wanna risk losing it or place it in danger, cultural. Culture effects how we see the world and what is valuable to us. Identify risks: methods, to handle the exposure to identify risk, via review org policies, supervision, management strategies, response, evaluate. Question (how did we get here?: answer. As business: things to prevent risk sold. Treatment: certain at risk groups (juveniles & youth) Terrorism: homeland security etc. , other target groups created. Insurance runs on risk and their idea of what risk looks like. How policing has changed based on issue of risk.
