`The Day After the Hurricane': Infrastructure, Order, and the New Orleans Police Department's Response to Hurricane Katrina.

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Title: `The Day After the Hurricane': Infrastructure, Order, and the New Orleans Police Department's Response to Hurricane Katrina.
Authors: Sims, Benjamin1 bsims@lanl.gov
Source: Social Studies of Science (Sage Publications, Ltd.). Feb2007, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p111-118. 18p.
Subject Terms: Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Natural disasters, Infrastructure (Economics), Law enforcement, Police
Geographic Terms: New Orleans (La.), Louisiana
Abstract: The article presents the author's comments on Hurricane Katrina. He focuses on the destruction of infrastructure, and the New Orleans police department's response to it. The author says that the dramatic effect Hurricane Katrina had on infrastructure provides an opportunity to understand exactly how, and to what extent, it plays a role in social institutions. According to the author, the near collapse of local law enforcement was one of the most dismaying aspects of the Katrina disaster.
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  Data: The article presents the author's comments on Hurricane Katrina. He focuses on the destruction of infrastructure, and the New Orleans police department's response to it. The author says that the dramatic effect Hurricane Katrina had on infrastructure provides an opportunity to understand exactly how, and to what extent, it plays a role in social institutions. According to the author, the near collapse of local law enforcement was one of the most dismaying aspects of the Katrina disaster.
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