Introduction to homeland security : principles of all-hazards response / / Jane A. Bullock ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911004822603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann, c2009
• ISBN: 1-281-79623-9; 9786611796235; 0-08-094952-5
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (617 p.)
• Collana: Butterworth-Heinemann homeland security series
• Altri autori (Persone): BullockJane A
• Disciplina: 363.320973
• Soggetti: Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - United States; National security - United States; Civil defense - United States; Emergency management - 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: Front Cover; Introduction to Homeland Security; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Historic Overview of the Terrorist Threat; Introduction; Emergency Management in the United States; Early History: 1800-1950; The Cold War and the Rise of Civil Defense: 1950s; Natural Disasters Bring Changes to Emergency Management: 1960s; The Call for a National Focus on Emergency Management: 1970s; Civil Defense Reappears as Nuclear Attack Planning: 1980s; An Agency in Trouble: 1989-1992; The Witt Revolution: 1993-2001; Terrorism Becomes Major Focus: 2001; The Creation of the Department of Homeland Security: 2001-2004Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath: 2005-2006; The Future: 2008 and Beyond; World Trade Center Bombing; Murrah Federal Building Bombing; September 11 Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; First Responder Issues; Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions; Chapter 2. Statutory Authority; Introduction; Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Act; Legislative, Presidential Directive, and Executive Order Timeline; The PATRIOT Act of 2001; Homeland Security Presidential Directive No. 5; The Post-Katrina Emergency Management ; Reform Act; Future Legislation9/11 Commission; Budget Appropriations; Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions; Chapter 3. Organizational Actions; Introduction; The Department of Homeland Security; Homeland Security Department Subcomponents and Agencies; Secretary Chertoff's DHS Reorganization Plan; Other Agencies Participating in Community-Level Funding; Activities by State and Local Organizations; Local Government Terrorism Activities; Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions; Chapter 4. Terrorist-Related Hazards; Introduction; Difficulty of Predicting Terror Attacks in the United States; Conventional Explosives and Secondary DevicesChemical Agents; Biological Agents; Nuclear/Radiological; Preparedness and Sheltering in Place; Combined Hazards; Role of CDC in Preparedness and Response; Cyberterrorism; Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions; Chapter 5. Safety and Security; Introduction; The Intelligence Community; Central Intelligence Agency; National Security Agency; National Reconnaissance Office; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Border Control; Transportation Safety and Security; Information Security and National Network Infrastructure SecurityUtilities and Industrial Facilities; Public Works; Role of Private Sector in Homeland Security and Changes in Business Continuity and Contingency Planning; Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions; Chapter 6. Mitigation, Prevention, and Preparedness; Introduction; Mitigation Plans, Actions, and Programs; Prevention Actions and Programs; Preparedness Actions and Programs; Preparedness against Biological and Chemical Attacks and Accidents; Comprehensive Medical and Health Incident Management System; Nuclear and Radiological Preparedness
• Sommario/riassunto: Bullock and Haddow have set the standard for homeland security textbooks, and they follow up their top-selling second edition with this substantially improved third edition. Professional practitioners value the decades of experience that the authors bring to their analysis, and their passionate argument for an all-hazards approach to enhancing America's safety is now presented still more cogently.Links to the most current online government information help to keep the text up-to-date in this rapidly developing field. The ancillaries will be expanded with more provocative discussion que