1st Edition
Planning and Evaluation for Public Safety Leaders A Toolkit
1. The role of planning and evaluation in public safety sector
2. Planning basics
3. Designing effective policies
4. Program evaluation
5. Collecting and analyzing survey data
6. Utilizing existing data
7. Developing effective collaborations
8. Communicating to the public
Biography
Shane Nordyke is Professor and the Allene R. Chiesman Distinguished Professor of Democracy at the University of South Dakota. She is also Director of the Government Research Bureau and the Chiesman Center for Democracy. Her research interests include homeland security, public safety, transportation safety and security, and research methods pedagogy.
"I have worked with Dr. Nordyke for the past 10 years on a variety of projects related to public safety, community preparedness and risk management. She has a unique and insightful approach to the development of mitigation measures that could benefit any agency willing to listen."
Dutch Geisinger, Executive Director, Safeguard Iowa Partnership, US Dept of Homeland Security ret.
"An integrative, much needed contribution to the field, broadly defined. Nordyke excellently explains practical tools for public safety planning, performance measurement, and evaluation - and very plausibly demonstrates their application with examples across a wealth of relevant domains. Strongly recommended reading for students, professor, and practitioners."
Alexander Siedschlag, Professor of Homeland Security, Public Health Sciences, and International AffPenn State Harrisburg
