Homeland security handbook. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jack Pinkowski.
• Other Names: Pinkowski, Jack
• Contents: The new normal / Jack Pinkowski -- Lessons learned : a comparison of the Uniform Militia Act of 1792 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 / Thomas E. Poulin -- Homeland security : a "one-stop shop" approach / Terrance Johnson and Nathaniel A. Wilkinson -- Securing homeland security : immigrant responses to state and citizenship / Kalu N. Kalu -- Homeland security agencies in selected southern states : case studies in politics, organizations and policies / Robert W. Smith -- Homeland security : emerging discipline, challenges, and research / Dale Jones -- Understanding new global multicellular terrorism / Tatah Mentan and Moye Bongyu -- The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and maritime terrorism / Eric D. Johnson -- Promise and perils of politicized Islam in Africa / Tatah Mentan and Moye Bongyu -- Environmental terrorism : a weapon of mass destruction for the future / DeMond S. Miller, Joel C. Yelin, and Jason D. Rivera -- Pandemic and biological/chemicals terrorism attacks : a new role for disaster mental health / Thom Curtis -- Terrorism as societal conflict resulting in response / John M. House -- Profiling / Glen L. Starks -- Metropolitan medical response system : coordinating the healthcare response to terrorist incidents / Scott C. Somers and Ronald W. Perry -- eSAFE : the knowledge management system for safe festivals and events / Clark Hu and Pradeep Racherla -- Collaborative preparedness : the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's ready campaign / Heather Getha-Taylor -- Homeland security preparedness and planning in city governments : a survey of city managers / Christopher G. Reddick -- Reorganizing for homeland security : the case of Norway / Per Lægreid and Synnøve Serigstad -- Behavioral change and border crossing : the effects of 9/11 on cross-border traffic five years later / Carlos Olmedo and Dennis L. Soden -- Continuity and change in disaster response : victim management in the case of the World Trade Center collapse / Steven D. Stehr -- Homeland security administration and finance : a survey of Texas county officials / Christopher G. Reddick and Howard A. Frank -- Border closures in the southern United States : measuring the economic impact of a sustained crisis / Mathew McElroy and Dennis L. Soden.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxix, 450 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 363.325/17; Terrorism -- United States; National security -- United States; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism; National security; Terrorism; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780849379277; 9786611238766
• Related ISBNs: 084937927X; 9780849379260; 0849379261; 661123876X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• 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.