Protecting transportation : implementing security policies and programs / / R. William Johnstone

• Autore: Johnstone William R.
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Butterworth-Heinemann, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (399 p.)
• Disciplina: 388.0973
• Soggetto topico: Transportation - United States; Transportation and state - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Digital Assets; For the Instructor; Introduction; Reference; 1 - Transportation Security Before 9/11/01; Chapter Objectives:; Introduction; Pre-9/11 Maritime Security; Piracy; Maritime Terrorism; Pre-9/11 Maritime Security Systems; Pre-9/11 Land Transportation Security6; Pre-9/11 Attacks on Land Transportation; Pre-9/11 Land Transportation Security Systems; Pre-9/11 Aviation Security; Pre-9/11 Attacks on Aviation; Pre-9/11 Aviation Security Systems; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; References; 2 - The 9/11 Watershed; Chapter Objectives: ; IntroductionTransportation Security in 2001; U.S. Aviation Security in 2001; Aviation Security Layers; Pre-9/11 Aviation Security Performance; Transit Security in New York City in 2001; 9/11; The Hijackings; New York Land Transportation Systems; Security Response to 9/11; Post-9/11 U.S. Aviation Security; Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001; Vision 100; 9/11 Commission; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; Other Post-9/11 U.S. Transportation Security Measures; Homeland Security Act of 2002; Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 ; Customs and Border Protection InitiativesU.S. Land Transportation Initiatives; U.S. Funding for Transportation Security; Congressional Oversight; The International Response; International Civil Aviation Organization Security Standards; International Ship and Port Facility Security Code; National-Level Responses; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; References; 3 - Transportation Systems and Security Risks; Chapter Objectives:; Introduction; Transportation Systems; Maritime Mode; Seaports and Marine Terminals; Vessels; Inland Waterways; Intermodal Systems; Land Mode ; Mass Transit and Passenger RailFreight Rail; Highways, Bridges, and Tunnels; Pipelines; Aviation Mode; Commercial Aviation; Air Cargo; General Aviation; Flight Schools; Attacks on Transportation Systems Since 2001; Terrorism; Post-2001 Terrorist Attacks on Maritime Transportation; Post-2001 Attacks on Land Transportation; Post-2001 Attacks on Aviation; Other Criminal Attacks; Risk Management; Vulnerability Assessment; Threat Assessment; Consequence Assessment; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; References; 4 - Transportation Security Roles and Responsibilities; Chapter Objectives: ; IntroductionInternational; Maritime Security; World Customs Organization; International Maritime Bureau; International Chamber of Shipping; World Shipping Council; International Transport Workers' Federation: Seafarers, Dockers, and Inland Navigation Workers; Land Transportation Security; International Union of Railways; International Association of Public Transport; Aviation Security; International Air Transport Association; Airports Council International; International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations; International Transport Workers' Federation: Civil Aviation; United States ; Defining Roles and Responsibilities
• Sommario/riassunto: Protecting Transportation: Implementing Security Policies and Programs provides a thorough overview of transportation security in the United States, with a focus on policy. The book coversall major transportation modes and puts the American security system into perspective against other national and international systems. Author R. William Johnstone, a transportation security expert and member of the 9/11 Commission staff, discusses how the current transportation security system came to be and how it is performing. Whether you are a current or aspiring transportation security professional,
• Titolo autorizzato: Protecting transportation
• ISBN: 0-12-407928-8; 0-12-408101-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826185103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II