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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019636403321

Autore

Morag Nadav <1965->

Titolo

Comparative homeland security : global lessons / / Nadav Morag

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2011

ISBN

1-282-24260-1

9786613813725

1-118-04827-X

1-118-04825-3

1-118-04868-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Collana

Wiley series in homeland and defense security

Disciplina

355.033

363.34

Soggetti

National security

Terrorism - Prevention

Law enforcement

Emergency management

Public safety

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

Country overview -- Counterterrorism strategies, laws and institutions -- Law enforcement institutions and strategies -- Immigration and counter-radicalization -- The role of the military in security and support for civil authorities -- Border security and immigration policies -- Security policies: critical infrastructure protection, public-private partnerships, aviation security, maritime security and surface-transport security -- Emergency preparedness, emergency response and management and crisis communications -- Public health strategies and institutions.

Sommario/riassunto

Students and practitioners of Homeland Security have generally not looked beyond U.S. borders in terms of searching for solutions to existing H.S. policy problems. Comparative Homeland Security: Global Lessons examines overseas homeland security practices, allowing readers to integrate counter-terrorism, emergency response and other



H.S. practices from around the world into our own policies. The book covers strategies for combatting terrorism, countering radicalization, emergency response, border and transportation security, critical infrastructure protection, public health and military