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Zusatztext "This textbook is a comprehensive account of the components of Homeland Security. The volume's chapters discuss how Homeland Security is defined! the threats it is intended to counter and manage! the foundations of emergency management! how Homeland Security is organized in the United States! the function and operations of organizations involved in Homeland Security! disaster response and recovery! threats to the homeland presented by international terrorism! domestic terrorism! border and transportation security! the role of intelligence in Homeland Security! and the future of Homeland Security. Each chapter begins with objectives and concludes with a summary! definition of key terms! discussion questions! and reference resources."-Book review by Dr. Joshua Sinai appearing in Perspectives on Terrorism! Vol. 8! No. 1! 2014"?a detailed examination of the many facets that comprise contemporary homeland security. It's useful as an overview of today's homeland security environment. For the student or young professional! there is ample material to learn the scores of organizations! stakeholders! and personalities. The authors do a commendable job informing the reader that security is not simply a function of armed personnel at fence lines and checkpoints. Disaster preparedness! mitigation! and recovery are critical capabilities that complement security planning."-Anthony McGinty! CPP! in Security Management Informationen zum Autor David Hughes McElreath! PhD: Dr. McElreath's background includes professor and former chair! Department of Legal Studies! University of Mississippi; professor and chair! Department of Criminal Justice! Washburn University; associate professor! Southeast Missouri State University and Colonel! United States Marine Corps. His has a PhD in adult education and criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also the author of numerous publications on the criminal justice system. Daniel Adrian Doss! PhD: Dr. Doss's background includes assistant professor! College of Business Administration! University of West Alabama; assistant professor! Belhaven College; adjunct assistant professor! Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; and chair of graduate business and management! University of Phoenix (Memphis). He has also coauthored a variety of peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings. His has a PhD in business administration from Northcentral University and is currently pursuing a second doctorate! in police science! at the University of South Africa.Robert Nations! MA: Director Robert (Bob) Nations! Jr.! is currently the director of the Shelby County Office of Preparedness. Bob is in project management with the University of Mississippi in the Legal Studies Department and is a part-time faculty member at the University of Memphis in the Department of Criminal Justice. He currently serves on the Homeland Security Advisory Board at Daniel Webster College in Nashua! New Hampshire. Bob is a recognized public speaker/writer at regional and national conferences.Carl J. Jensen! PhD: Dr. Jensen is the director of the University of Mississippi's Center for Intelligence and Security Studies. He also serves in an adjunct capacity as a senior behavioral scientist with the RAND Corporation. Dr. Jensen served as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 22 years. His FBI career included service as a field agent! a forensic examiner in the FBI Laboratory! and an instructor and assistant chief of the Behavioral Science Unit. He has published extensively and lectured throughout the world. Dr. Jensen received his PhD from the University of Maryland. Michael Wigginton! PhD: Mike Wigginton's background includes assistant professor of criminal justice and director of the University of Mississippi Master of Criminal Justice Executive Cohort Program! Department of Legal Studies! University of Mississippi; assistant professor! Sout...
