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Homeland Security
The Essentials
- 1st Edition - August 28, 2012
- Authors: George Haddow, Jane Bullock, Damon Coppola
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 5 8 0 3 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 5 8 6 8 - 9
Homeland Security: The Essentials expertly delineates the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters. Taking as its st… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHomeland Security: The Essentials expertly delineates the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters. Taking as its starting point the content included in Introduction to Homeland Security, Fourth Edition, by the same author team, this new textbook lays a solid foundation for the study of present and future threats to our communities and to national security, and challenges readers to imagine more effective ways to manage these risks.
This concise version outlines the risks facing the US today and the structures we have put in place to deal with them. From cyber warfare to devastating tornados to car bombs, all hazards currently fall within the purview of the Department of Homeland Security. Yet the federal role must be closely aligned with the work of partners in the private sector. This book examines the challenges involved in these collaborative efforts. It retains the previous version's ample full-color illustrations, but in a streamlined and more affordable paperback format. A companion website offers material for student use, and the instructor-support web site includes an online Instructor’s Guide (complete with chapter summaries and a test bank containing multiple-choice, true-or-false questions, and essay questions); PowerPoint Lecture Slides and Interactive Video; and other new case-study material created for this text. The BH Learning Library offers support for teaching your students the key skills of critical thinking, writing, and research.
This book will appeal to students in Homeland Security and government/modern history programs; government officials and national policy-makers; private security and risk assessment professionals; professionals involved in state, federal, and private security training programs; and emergency management personnel.
- Highlights and expands on key content from the bestselling textbook Introduction to Homeland Security, 4th Edition
- Concisely delineates the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters
- Instructor materials include Learning Library modules to support writing, critical thinking, and research skills
- Instructor websites offer valuable material for expanding the curriculum, including an Instructor's Guide, test banks, PPT Lecture Slides, and Interactive Video
Students in Homeland Security and government/modern history programs; government officials and national policy-makers, private security and risk assessment professionals, state, federal, and private security training programs, emergency management personnel.
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Homeland Security: The Concept, the Organization
What You Will Learn
Introduction
A New Concept of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security
Other Federal Departments Responsible for the Homeland Security Enterprise
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
2. Historic Overview of the Terrorist Threat
What You Will Learn
Introduction
Before It Was Called Homeland Security: From the 1800s to the Creation of FEMA
World Trade Center Bombing
Murrah Federal Building Bombing
Khobar Towers Bombing, Saudi Arabia
USS Cole Bombing, Yemen
September 11 Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
The Creation of the Department of Homeland Security: 2001–2004
Homeland Security Focus on Terrorism Results in a Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath
Obama Administration
Conclusion
Key Terms
References
3. Hazards
What You Will Learn
Introduction
The Hazards
Natural Hazards
Technological Hazards
Terrorism Hazards
Conventional Explosives and Secondary Devices
Chemical Agents
Biological Agents
Nuclear/Radiological
Combined Hazards
Difficulty of Predicting Terror Attacks in the United States
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
4. Governmental Homeland Security Structures
What You Will Learn
Introduction
Department of Homeland Security Organizational Chart
The Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security
Agency Reorganization
DHS Budget
Other Agencies Participating in Community-Level Funding
Activities by State and Local Organizations
Homeland Security Activity of State and Tribal Governments
Local Government Homeland Security Activities
Homeland Security Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
5. Intelligence and Counterterrorism
What You Will Learn
Introduction
The Intelligence Community (IC)
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Defense Intelligence Agency
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (Department of Justice)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency(NGA)
National Reconnaissance Office
National Security Agency
DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis(I&A)
Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
6. Border Security, Immigration, and Customs Enforcement
What You Will Learn
Introduction
Border Security
Immigration
Customs Enforcement
Border Security, Immigration, and Customs in the Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of US-VISIT
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
7. Transportation Safety and Security
What You Will Learn
Introduction
The Transportation Network
The Transportation Security Administration
TSA Components
Trucking Security
Ports and Shipping Security
Bus Transportation Security
Railway Transportation Security
Intermodal Security
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
8. Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection
What You Will Learn
Introduction
Cybersecurity
DHS Cybersecurity Efforts
Department of Defense
Other Federal Agencies
Response to the 9/11 Commission Recommendations
Recent Initiatives
Critical Infrastructure Protection
State and Local Governments
Private Sector
International
Conclusion
Key Terms
References
9. All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery
What You Will Learn
Introduction
Response Processes
Legislative Actions
First-Responder Roles and Responsibilities
Local Emergency Managers
State Response
Volunteer Group Response
DHS Response Agencies
Other Response Agencies
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Federal Response
National Response Framework (NRF)
Recovery
FEMA’S Individual Assistance Recovery Programs
Public Assistance Programs
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
10. Mitigation, Prevention, and Preparedness
What You Will Learn
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
Terrorism Preparedness and Mitigation: Community Issues
The Role of the Private Sector in Mitigation and Preparedness Activities
Exercises to Foster Preparedness
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
11. Communications
What You Will Learn
Introduction
Risk Communication
Warning
Crisis Communications
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
12. Science and Technology
What You Will Learn
Introduction
Overview of Involved Agencies and Budgets
Department of Homeland Security
R&D Efforts Focused on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Efforts Aimed at Information and Infrastructure
Laboratories and Research Facilities
R&D Efforts External to the Department of Homeland Security
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions
References
13. The Future of Homeland Security
Introduction
The FEMA History Lesson
Lessons for Homeland Security from the FEMA Experience
The Future of Emergency Management in Homeland Security
Conclusion
References
Index
- No. of pages: 384
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 28, 2012
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124158030
- eBook ISBN: 9780124158689
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George Haddow
George Haddow currently serves as Senior Fellow at the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA and previously served as an Adjunct Faculty and Research Scientist, Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management, George Washington University in Washington, DC. at Prior to joining academia, Mr. Haddow worked for eight years in the Office of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the White House Liaison and the deputy Chief of Staff. He is a founding partner of Bullock & Haddow LLC, a disaster management consulting firm.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal, Bullock & Haddow LLC, Senior Fellow, Disaster Resilience Leadership Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USAJB
Jane Bullock
Jane A. Bullock served more than 20 years in support of Federal emergency management efforts, culminating as the Chief of Staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Director James Lee Witt. In this position Ms. Bullock served as principal advisor to the Director on all Agency programmatic and administrative activities, provided advice and recommendations to the Director on policies required to carry out the mission of the agency; managed the day-to-day operations of the Agency; directed, monitored, and evaluated Agency strategic and communication processes; and oversaw administration of the Agency’s resources, including the disaster relief fund. In 2001, Ms. Bullock co-founded the disaster management consulting firm Bullock & Haddow, LLC. She currently serves on the governing boards of the National Earthquake Hazards Program, the Earthquake Engineering Research Center, and others.
Affiliations and expertise
President, Bullock and Haddow LLC, Reston, VA, USADC
Damon Coppola
Damon P. Coppola is the founder of Shoreline Risk LLC and a Partner with Bullock & Haddow LLC. He has extensive experience in disaster management capacity development, disaster risk management, and planning through his work with the United Nations; the World Bank Group; The US Federal Emergency Management Agency; and the US Army Corps of Engineers, among others. Mr. Coppola serves as a Senior Disaster Management Specialist at the Hawaii-based Pacific Disaster Center and is a faculty member at Loma Linda University and the University of Hawaii. He holds an M.E.M in Crisis, Emergency, and Risk Management from George Washington University and an A.R.M. from the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters.
Affiliations and expertise
Founder of Shoreline Risk LLC and a Partner with Bullock & Haddow LLC, Damon Coppola, CT, USARead Homeland Security on ScienceDirect