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Informationen zum Autor Martin J. Alperen, JD, MA, is an experienced litigation attorney in private practice and a Homeland Security Laws consultant. He is admitted to practice law in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, and the United States Virgin Islands. Martin has a Master's Degree in Homeland Security from the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security and helps businesses and state/local governments navigate homeland security laws and use them to become better prepared. Martin has professional first responder experience as a police officer, an EMT, and a search and rescue team member. Klappentext Complete guide to understanding homeland security law The newly revised and updated Third Edition of Foundations of Homeland Security and Emergency Management enables readers to develop a conceptual understanding of the legal foundations of homeland security and emergency management (HSEM) by presenting the primary source law and policy documents we have established to address "all hazards," both terrorism and natural disasters. The book demonstrates that HSEM involves many specialties and that it must be viewed expansively and in the long-term. The Third Edition has more sources than previous editions and is streamlined with fewer long quotations. It highlights only those portions of the various documents and statutes necessary to provide the reader an understanding of what the law is designed to accomplish. Foundations of Homeland Security and Emergency Management includes information on: WMD, now expanded to include Pandemic Laws Political extremism, domestic threats, Posse Comitatus Act, and Insurrection Act Space Law, comparative Drone Law with Japan, HSEM in Puerto RicoHomeland Security Legal Architecture before 9/11Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Homeland SecurityCritical Infrastructure Protection, Resiliency, and Culture of Preparedness With its accessible format, plethora of primary source documentation, and comprehensive coverage of the subject, this book is an essential resource for professionals and advanced students in law enforcement, national and homeland security, emergency management, intelligence, and critical infrastructure protection. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Contributors xxiv Preface xxvi Acknowledgments xxvii 1 Introduction-Overview-Background 1 Chapter Summary 1 9/11 1 What Is Homeland Security and How Do We Know When We Have It? 1 Individual Responsibility and Faith Based Assistance 3 What Does HSEM Look Like from the Outside? 3 What Does HSEM Look Like from the Inside? 4 Everyone Is a Component. Everything Is Important 4 What Is Homeland Security Law? 4 The Development of Homeland Security Law 6 A Few Definitions of Terrorism 6 Purpose of This Text 8 About This Text 8 Contributing Authors 8 Disclaimer 8 Notes 9 2 Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Homeland Security-What They Are and How to Address Them 13 Alexander Siedschlag Overview 13 The Origins and Essence of ELSI 13 ELSI Components Defined 14 Security Culture as a Framework for Assessing and Addressing ELSI 15 Main ELSI Domains 16 The Relevance of ELSI 17 Homeland Security Legislation and the Intent of the Constitution 19 Domestic Surveillance and Homeland Security Technology such as Uncrewed Aerial Systems 23 ELSI Across the Homeland Security Cycle 25 ELSI in Public Health Preparedness and Pandemic Response 31 How to Address ELSI in Everyday Homeland Security 33 Questions 35 Additional Resources 35 Notes 36 3 The Homeland Security Legal Architecture Before 9/11 46 Amy C. Gaudion The Legal Architecture 46 The Early Homeland Securit...
