TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Young adults' security perceptions: troubling, but an opportunity for the response field JO - Journal of homeland security and emergency management A1 - Vermeulen, Karla SP - e0062 EP - e0062 VL - 13 IS - 4 N2 - While today's young adults are often vilified as hypersensitive and narcissistic, it is important to understand how the life experiences of the current generation of 18- to 25-year-olds has shaped their worldviews. This research indicates that growing up in the post-9/11 world has exposed them to a reduction in liberty, increased prejudice and mistrust, and a general sense of fear and insecurity. However, it has also helped them understand that disasters can impact anyone, and instilled a strong belief that people should help each other in times of need. These are characteristics that emergency managers and response professionals should view as strengths to be capitalized on among entry-level hires are who drawn to the field.

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LA - en SN - 2194-6361 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jhsem-2016-0062 ID - ref1 ER -