A practical introduction to homeland security and emergency management : from home to abroad /: from home to abroad. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bruce Oliver Newsome, Jack A. Jarmon.
• Authors: Newsome, Bruce; Jarmon, Jack A, 1951-
• Contents: Part I. Scope; Chapter 1. Homeland Security Definitions and Structure; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; What Is Security?; Security Domains; Homeland Security; Final Case Study: Should the DHS Be Abolished? (Michael D. Tanner and Christian Beckner); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 2. Policy and Law in Homeland Security; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Assessing Homeland Security Risk; The Just War; Homeland Security Policy; Homeland Security in Law and Policy; Summary; Final Case Study: How Has Homeland Security Policy and Law Changed Since 9/11? (Tom Kean); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Part II. Hazards and Threats; Chapter 3. Terrorism; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Definitions; Actors; Behavior and Activities; Targets; Motivation, Ideology, and Intent; Terrorism Frequency and Distribution; The Outcomes and the Cost of Terrorism; Terrorist Targets; Terrorist Profiles; American Terrorists; Counterterrorism; U.S. Counterterrorism Since 9/11; Final Case Study: How Should We Assess the Terrorist Threat in Formulating Policy? (Bob Kerrey); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 4. Transnational Crime; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Definition of Transnational Crime; The Structure of Transnational Crime Organizations; How Motives of Transnational Crime Organizations Differ From Terrorists; Similarities Between Transnational Crime Organizations and International Terrorism With Respect to Modi Operandi; How Transnational Crime Exploits the Mechanisms of Globalization and Technology in Similar Ways as Legitimate Actors; Transnational Crime Groups and the Potency of Their Threat; The Role of Failed States in Facilitating Organized Crime and Terrorism; Current Anticrime Methods, Regimes, and Capacity-Building Efforts to Counter Crime Worldwide; Final Case Study: The Future of Transnational Crime (Jeffrey K. Harp); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 5. Material Hazards and Weapons; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Material Hazards and Weapons in General; Chemical Hazards; Biological Hazards; Nuclear Hazards; Radiological Hazards; Chemical Explosives; Energy Weapons; Firearms; Final Case Study: How Could We Improve Nuclear Security? (Sam Nunn); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 6. Natural Risks; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Natural Hazards and Threats in General; Climate Change; Weather Events; Geological and Geomorphic Hazards; Cosmic Risks; Final Case Study: Comparing the Future of Wildfire Risks and Flooding Risks in the United States (Jessica Block and Sally Thompson); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Part III. Providing Security; Chapter 7. Emergency Management; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Emergencies; Assessing Emergencies; Emergency Management; Federal Structure; Capacity and Capability; Vulnerability; Exposure; Communicating Emergencies; Final Case Study: How Do We Address the Complexities of Emergency Management? (Thad Allen); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 8. Site Security; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Scope and Definitions; Assessing Targets; Access Controls; Bypasses of Access Controls; Guards; Emergency Services and Quick-Reaction Forces; Gates; Emergency Refuges; Passive Perimeters; Surveillance and Countersurveillance; Security Engineering; Site Security Services; Final Case Study: Trends in Terrorist Attacks on Sites (FEMA); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 9. Infrastructure Security; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Scope and Definition of the Critical Infrastructure; Sector-Specific Organization; Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems; The Infrastructure Asset Inventory and Risk Assessment; Final Case Study: How Could Terrorism Complicate Matters? (Bansari Saha); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 10. Information, Communications, and Cybersecurity; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Scope and Definitions; Sources of Attacks; Access Vectors; Malicious Activities; Providing Security; Cybersecurity; The Structure of U.S. Cybersecurity; Final Case Study: A Perspective on Cyber Readiness (Melissa E. Hathaway); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 11. Maritime Security; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Scope and Definitions; Port Security; Cargo Security; Maritime Cargo and Container Security; Maritime Transportation Security Act; Maritime Terrorism; Final Case Study: How Can Container Security Be Improved? (Stephen Flynn); Summary; Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 12. Aviation Security; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Scope; Hazards and Threats; Providing Aviation Security; Countering Antiaircraft Weapons; Guided Missiles; Key Terms; Final Case Study: Two Forecasts of Aviation Terrorism (FEMA and Jeffrey C. Price); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 13. Ground Transport Security; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Scope; Threats and Hazards; Providing Ground Transport Security; Navigation; Communications; Vehicle Survivability; Escorts and Guards; Final Case Study: Beyond Protection: The Case for Resilience in Surface Transportation (Michael Dinning); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises; Chapter 14. Border Security; Learning Objectives and Outcomes; Scope; Risk Management and Assessment; Border Security: Key Agencies; Summary; Final Case Study: How Does Immigration Policy Impact Political and Economic Cost Effectiveness? (Rey Koslowski); Chapter Summary; Key Terms; Questions and Exercises;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE/CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 363.325160973; Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention; National security -- United States; Emergency management -- United States; Emergency management; National security; Terrorism -- Prevention; United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506330839; 1506330835
• Related ISBNs: 9781483316741
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.