Homeland Security and Terrorism

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ISBN: 978-0-07-145282-3
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 864 g

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howard, Russell

Forest, James

Moore, Joanne

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ContentsPREFACEFOREWORDSECTION I THE THREATChapter 1 Homeland Security and the New TerrorismChapter 2 Did 9/11 Matter? Terrorism and Counterterrorism Trends: Present, Past, and FutureChapter 3 Putting WMD Terrorism into Perspective Chapter 4 Invasive Species: The Biological Threat to America Chapter 5 The Logic of Suicide Terrorism Chapter 6 The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism SECTION II SPECIFIC AREAS OF VULNERABILITY IN HOMELAND SECURITY Chapter 7 Aviation Security: Promise or Reality? Chapter 8 Improving Public Surface Transportation Security: What Do We Do Now?Chapter 9 Border Security: Closing the Ingenuity Gap Chapter 10 Cyber Threats: Ten Issues to Consider Chapter 11 Securing America’s Critical Infrastructures: A Top Priority for the Department of Homeland SecurityChapter 12 Seacurity: ImprovSecurityecurity of the Global Sea-Container Shipping SystemChapter 13 Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure SectorChapter 14 Food Biosecurity: Food Supply and Bioterrorism SECTION III NATIONAL AND LOCAL RESPONSES TO THE THREAT Chapter 15 Managing Intergovernmental Response to Terrorism and Other Extreme EventsChapter 16 Terrorism Early Warning Groups: Regional Intelligence to Combat TerrorismChapter 17 Strategic Planning for First Responders: Lessons Learned from the NY Fire DepartmentChapter 18 Catastrophic Terrorism: Local Response to a National Threat Chapter 19 Terrorism and the Battle for Homeland SecurityChapter 20 National Strategy: Building Capability for the Long HaulSECTION IV PUBLIC SECURITY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES Chapter 21 American Civil Security: The U.S. Public and Homeland SecurityChapter 22 Terrorists, the Media, and Homeland SecurityChapter 23 Leadership through Media Chapter 24 The USA PATRIOT Act: What’s So Patriotic About Trampling on the Bill of Rights?Chapter 25 The USA PATRIOT Act and Information Sharing Between the Intelligence and Law Enforcement CommunitiesChapter 26 What Price Security? The USA PATRIOT Act and America’s Balance Between Freedom and SecuritySECTION V LESSONS LEARNEDChapter 27 Preventing a Communications Blackout: The Need for Telecom RedundancyChapter 28 Risk Communication, the West Nile Virus Epidemic, and Bioterrorism: Responding to the Communication Challenges Posed by the Intentional or Unintentional Release of a Pathogen in an Urban SettingChapter 29 How Business Can Defeat Terrorism: Global Financial Firms1 Battle the SARS Outbreak in Hong KongChapter 30 Bioterrorism and the People: How to Vaccinate a City against Panic

Über Autor(innen)

Howard, Russell
Brigadier General (retired) Russell D. Howard is an American veteran Special Forces officer, academic, tutor, writer and counter-terrorism strategist. He was the founding Director of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point and Co-Editor of four McGraw-Hill terrorism focused books: Terrorism and Counterterrorism with Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism with Dr. James J. F. Forest, Homeland Security and Terrorism with Dr. James J. F. Forest and Lieutenant Colonel Joanne Moore, and Defeating Terrorism with Lieutenant Colonel Reid L. Sawyer.

Forest, James
Dr. James Forest has published over a dozen books and teaches courses on terrorism and homeland security for military, law enforcement, and civilian programs.

Brigadier General (retired) Russell Howard, a career Special Forces officer, is the former Head of the Department of Social Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy. He has had numerous antiterror and counterterror responsibilities and has taught and published books and articles on terrorism subjects.James Forest is the Director of Terrorism Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Military Academy. His teaching, research and publications focus on terrorist recruitment and training.Major Joanne Moore is a career Army officer, currently serving in Iraq. Until recently, she served as an assistant professor of political science at the U.S. Military Academy, teaching courses on American politics and homeland security.