Homeland security organization in defence against terrorism [[electronic resource] /] / edited by J.P.I.A.G. Charvat

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785993603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, : IOS Press, c2012
• ISBN: 1-299-33316-8; 1-61499-047-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CharvatJ. P. I. A. G
• Disciplina: 387.7364
• Soggetti: Terrorism - United States - Prevention; National security - United States - Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION IN DEFENCEA GAINST TERRORISM; Preface; Contents; Terrorism Today and Tomorrow: An Analysis and Projection Study; Winning Back Religion: Countering the Misuse of Scripture; Homeland Security in the United States: Lessons from the American Experience; CONTEST II - The United Kingdom's Counter Terrorism Strategy; Role of an International Organization in Homeland Security against Terrorism: The European Union; Law as a Homeland Security Tool in the Defence against Terrorism: The Universal Legal Framework for the Criminal Justice Response to Terrorism; Homeland Security Policing Against Terrorism: Tactics and InvestigationsThe Challenge of International Terrorism; Strategic Communication: Winning and Reassuring Domestic Minds including Minorities; Homegrown Terrorism as a Challenge for Homeland Security; The Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction to Homeland Security; National, Homeland and Human Security: Conceptual Development, Globalization and Risk; Ideological Rehabilitation: A Necessary Component of the Counterterrorism Strategy in Singapore; Subject Index; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents the proceedings of the NATO Centre of Excellence - Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) Advanced Research Workshop entitled Homeland Security Organization in Defence Against Terrorism, ; held in Ankara, Turkey, in November 2009. The workshop brought together participants from some 13 countries and consisted of five sessions: current threats to homeland security from terrorism; homeland security organization; legal and security responses to terrorism in homeland security; the challenge of international terrorism; other threats; and countering radicalization and the psychology of terrorism. During these sessions, presentations by thirteen expert speakers from eight countries were followed by a debate. The workshop concluded with a final discussion of all the topics reflected in the individual papers presented.