2/1/2018 Week One Discussion One - PSAD 302 6980 Introduction to Public Safety Administration (2182) https://learn.umuc.edu/d2l/le/content/261558/viewContent/11588548/View 1/4 Pitt - Week 1 Discussion 1 Charles Pitt posted Jan 30, 2018 9:35 PM Subscribe             According to this week’s reading the PSAD Course Guide noted several, Authors, Philosophers and Theorist defining Public administration ranging from the “fulfillment or enforcement of public policy, management of resources to the Five Functions of Management (Introduction to Public Safety Administration, n.d., para . 1).” In answering this question I took the opportunity to research different views regarding this subject matter. For example, the Census Bureau states public safety “comprises the functions of Police protection, Fire protection, Correction, and Protective inspection and regulation” (US Census Bureau, n.d.).                 Public Safety Administration is not an easy topic to define, given the complexity and Quantity of people, places and things that would stand to be affected by this very definition, It is not a simple task. When I think of the Public Safety and its Administration, I automatically interpret it into a question, what it is that one is seeking to accomplish as well as to whom would be affected. My first thought goes to, who I consider as “public” Merriam Webster Dictionary defines public as a collective body of people (Webster, n.d.) which I consider to be Households, Communities, Counties and /or State.  Secondly, I would take into account what safety and security measures, would be required to protect this body o people. Finally, I would explore what Governing body is responsible for caring for these individuals.                 In conclusion:  I would define Public Safety Administration as an administrative body that has jurisdiction and oversight for the security, welfare and the responsibility of developing, constructing, and organizing safety measures, policies and procedures to protect all people, in all security situations and circumstances, It would encompass anything having to do with protecting the life, liberty and the well-being of all of its citizens. References US Census Bureau's Federal, State, and Local Governments definitions page. (n.d). Retrieved January 30, 2018, from https://www.census.gov/govs/definitions/ 2/1/2018 Week One Discussion One - PSAD 302 6980 Introduction to Public Safety Administration (2182) https://learn.umuc.edu/d2l/le/content/261558/viewContent/11588548/View 2/4 PSAD 302 Introduction to Public Safety Administration. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2018, from https://learn.umuc.edu/d2l/le/content/261558/viewContent/11588545/Vie w less 1 Unread 1 Replies 5 Views Last post yesterday at 10:18 PM by Carl Wertman Discussion One David Anderson posted Jan 31, 2018 11:50 PM Subscribe I believe Public Safety Administration is the management that directs and oversees individuals employed by the public to pro ...

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Charles Pitt posted Jan 30, 2018 9:35 PM Subscribe
According to this week’s reading the PSAD Course
Guide noted several,
Authors, Philosophers and Theorist defining Public
administration ranging from
the “fulfillment or enforcement of public policy, management of
resources to the
Five Functions of Management (Introduction to Public Safety
Administration, n.d.,
para . 1).” In answering this question I took the opportunity to
research different
views regarding this subject matter. For example, the Census
Bureau states public
safety “comprises the functions of Police protection, Fire
protection, Correction,
and Protective inspection and regulation” (US Census Bureau,
n.d.).
Public Safety Administration is not an easy topic to
define, given the
complexity and Quantity of people, places and things that would
stand to be
affected by this very definition, It is not a simple task. When I
think of the Public

2. Safety and its Administration, I automatically interpret it into a
question, what it is
that one is seeking to accomplish as well as to whom would be
affected. My first
thought goes to, who I consider as “public” Merriam Webster
Dictionary defines
public as a collective body of people (Webster, n.d.) which I
consider to be
Households, Communities, Counties and /or State. Secondly, I
would take into
account what safety and security measures, would be required to
protect this
body o people. Finally, I would explore what Governing body is
responsible for
caring for these individuals.
In conclusion: I would define Public Safety
Administration as an
administrative body that has jurisdiction and oversight for the
security, welfare
and the responsibility of developing, constructing, and
organizing safety
measures, policies and procedures to protect all people, in all
security situations
and circumstances, It would encompass anything having to do
with protecting the
life, liberty and the well-being of all of its citizens.
References
US Census Bureau's Federal, State, and Local Governments
definitions page. (n.d).
Retrieved January 30, 2018,
from https://www.census.gov/govs/definitions/

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David Anderson posted Jan 31, 2018 11:50 PM Subscribe
I believe Public Safety Administration is the management that
directs and
oversees individuals employed by the public to provide safety
for the

4. community. Safety can be in many forms, to include EMS, Fire
Departments, and
Police Departments. The motive behind the policies and
procedures developed by
Public Safety Administrators are much harder to define. As
Neumann describes in
his article, “What makes public administration a science? Or,
are its “questions”
really big”, the relationship of Public Safety Administration and
its environment is
complex and chaotic.
Public Safety Administrators must develop policy and
procedures that are
palatable to their employer, the public. Administrators policies
change with the
opinion of the public. For example, the definition of Use of
Force, is different
when discussing local, State and Federal. This is because the
public that is
closest associated with the organization will reevaluate their
opinion when an
incident occurs. This opinion drives change in policy and
procedure, it is the
responsibility of Public Administrators to ensure that change in
policy and
procedure is adhered to by the public employees.
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Florita Wesley posted Jan 31, 2018 8:23 PM Subscribe
We face a multitude of threats daily. Of course, I believe that it
’s important to implement and
enforce policies and procedures to ensure the public safety of o
ur citizens. Moreover, we as
citizens must take an active role to safeguard public safety as w
ell – for example, “see
something, say something.” In my humble opinion, public safety
should not be limited to our
public safety administrators. Therefore, I believe that public saf
ety administration should be
defined as “agencies created to provide protection and guidance
to its citizens against imminent
threat, danger or harm.” I generated this definition because as a
citizen, I expect a reasonable

6. level of leadership and protection within our communities from
appointed sources. Conversely,
according to the assigned Course Guide (2018) reading, “it is ha
rd to find a single, simple
definition of public safety administration.”
Reference
Course Guide. (2018). UMUC PSAD 302: Introduction to Publi
c Safety Administration[Online
serial]. Retrieved from URL.
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Greg Daclan posted Feb 1, 2018 8:13 AM Subscribe
There many definitions of public safety administration, but the
one that shall be
used for this class is one from Robert A. Cropf, who defined it
as "the managerial
and political processes that occur in the executive, legislative,
and judicial
branches for the purposes of creating, implementing, and

7. assessing public
policy." The public policy here refers to as "any decision-
making done on behalf
of or affecting the public, especially that which is done by
government." This can
mean the public safety administration can be described as : a
collective group
who reviews areas of both physical locations and work
guidelines, and checks
them to see if they satisfy the guidelines for protecting the lives
from both death
and injury in those cases.
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8. I would define public safety administration as the carrying out
of government
policy to insure the safety and well being of the citizens. Public
safety
administrators work adjacent to the policy makers to administer
and enforce
developed policies. The responsibility of enforcing policy
brings a great burden
on the public safety administrators to accurately interrupt the
policy and enforce
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Richard Weldon posted Jan 31, 2018 9:26 AM Subscribe
Public safety administration is the discipline which government,
N.P.O., and
outside agencies tasked with all matters related to public health,
crime
prevention, environmental and non-environmental disasters
plan, operate, and
respond to ensure the highest level of safety of the general
public and the
organization’s employees.
Public safety administration is interdisciplinary field because it

9. incorporates a
number of topics including health, law, criminal justice,
emergency management
and business. Theoretically, any social institution can be
involved in Public Safety
administration. For instance, many companies have security
departments who are
responsible for safety and emergency planning for their
employees, customers
and other stakeholders. Therefore, a proper definition of Public
Safety
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Patrick Ray posted Jan 31, 2018 11:23 PM Subscribe
1. Police
2. Fire
3. Life Guards
4. Park Rangers
5. Health and Human Services – The stake holders of health and
human services
would be those that benefit from there services or receive
accolades for their
success. Those benefiting would include women and children

10. displaced by
violence, homeless, elderly lacking financial stability to name a
few. The
individuals or groups responsible for enacting policy and
providing the services
would also be stakeholders.
Reference:
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Richard Weldon posted Jan 31, 2018 9:27 AM Subscribe
Within the field of Public Safety there are a number of
organizations that operate
in each community to accomplish the same goal. Some of these
organizations are;
Fire departments- Fire departments are found in almost every
community and
are tasked with responding to and preventing fire. Most Fire
departments are also
merged with Rescue Departments. These organizations are
tasked with
emergency medical response and public safety tasks like vehicle
extraction.

11. Hospitals- Hospitals provide medical care and become
extremely important when
it comes to mass casualty events.
Police departments- Police are a critical resource in the
community. Police are
tasked with crime response and prevention. Many Police
Departments include
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special units like intelligence and S.W.A.T.
Jails and Prisons- The correctional system is usually a
forgotten department
when most consider public safety. Jails and prisons are tasked
with protecting the
general public from those citizens deemed unfit to reside in our
communities as
well as rehabilitating those men and woman in order to become
contributing
members of society.
Emergency management offices-Most county and state
governments are or have
created offices or departments that are tasked with emergency
preparedness,
response, recovery and mitigation. These departments are
complex because they

12. not only have to manage the development of their own
programming but also
must coordinate with other departments that would be involved
in the event of an
emergency.
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Ronald Edhaya posted Jan 31, 2018 5:35 AM Subscribed
Public safety agencies are bodies or institutions commissioned
with the tasks of
administrating over the concern of public safety and ensure a
sense of security or
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1. Fire Department
2. Police Department
3. Hospital
4. Military
5. Office of Unified Communications
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The Fire Department's stakeholders are the public. I believe
they are the
stakeholders because the city residents are the taxpayers who
pay a portion of
their taxes to fund the local fire department. I believe if the
public is funding a
portion of the fire department, then they should have a say in
the services they
receive