05523nam 2200673 a 450 991100482260332120200520144314.01-281-79623-997866117962350-08-094952-5(CKB)2460000000009633(EBL)534869(OCoLC)630057599(SSID)ssj0000300326(PQKBManifestationID)12068951(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000300326(PQKBWorkID)10252045(PQKB)11458812(MiAaPQ)EBC534869(EXLCZ)99246000000000963320080724d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntroduction to homeland security principles of all-hazards response /Jane A. Bullock ... [et al.]3rd ed.Amsterdam ;Boston Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemannc20091 online resource (617 p.)Butterworth-Heinemann homeland security seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-85617-509-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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: 2001The 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 ActFuture 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 StatesConventional 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 SecurityInformation 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 SystemNuclear and Radiological PreparednessBullock 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 queButterworth-Heinemann homeland security series.TerrorismPreventionGovernment policyUnited StatesNational securityUnited StatesCivil defenseUnited StatesEmergency managementUnited StatesTerrorismPreventionGovernment policyNational securityCivil defenseEmergency management363.320973Bullock Jane A870161MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911004822603321Introduction to homeland security4389628UNINA