Foundations of homeland security [[electronic resource] ] : law and policy / / Martin J. Alperen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830030603321
• Autore: Alperen Martin J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2011
• ISBN: 0-470-93460-3; 1-283-02550-7; 9786613025500; 0-470-92579-5; 0-470-92580-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 p.)
• Collana: Wiley series on homeland defense and security
• Disciplina: 344.7305/32; 344.730532
• Soggetti: National security - Law and legislation - United States; Emergency management - Law and legislation - United States; Terrorism - United States - Prevention; National security - United States
• 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: Introduction -- Strategic environment -- Homeland Security Council -- Intelligence gathering -- Department of Homeland Security -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- National security strategy of the United States of America -- National strategy for combating terrorism -- National strategy for homeland security -- Border security -- Critical infrastructure protection -- Cyber security -- Agriculture and food -- Transportation -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Biodefense and WMD medical countermeasures -- National continuity policy -- Identification issues -- Emergency preparedness and response -- National Incident Management System (NIMS) -- National response framework (NRF) -- Authority to use military force -- Detention and treatment of terrorists -- Resiliency and a culture of preparedness -- European homeland security, a work in progress -- China and Japan: approaches to domestic and transnational terrorism -- Teaching suggestions.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is the complete guide to understanding the structure of homeland security - its underlying law and policy. Created from a broad and in depth, yet edited collection of statutes, policy papers, presidential directives, and other documents, it cultivates a detailed understanding of the foundations of homeland security. It is arranged in a topic-by-topic format structured to include only the documents and statues that affect a particular subject, making for much easier understanding. Thus, the chapter on FEMA contains only the portions of the statutes and other documents that relate to F