Critical Infrastructure Protection, Risk Management, and Resilience - A Policy Perspective

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Risk Management covers the history of risk assessment, crtical infrastructure protection, and the various structures that make up the homeland security enterprise. The authors examine risk assessment in the public and private sectors, the evolution of laws and regulations, and the policy challenges facing the 16 critical infrastructure sectors. The book will take a comprehensive look at the issues surrounding risk assessment and the challenges facing decision makers who must make risk assessment choices.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Critical Infrastructure and Risk Analysis
Chapter 2: Early History
Chapter 3: Critical Infrastructure Protection Today
Chapter 4: The Department of Homeland Security
Chapter 5: Other Federal Risk Management Agencies
Chapter 6: Public/Private Partnerships
Chapter 7: Laws and Regulations
Chapter 8: The DHS Perspective on Risk
Chapter 9: Methods of Risk Assessment
Chapter 10: Sector-Specific Agencies Approaches to Risk:
Food and Agriculture, Water and Wastewater, Energy
Chapter 11: Sector-Specific Agencies Approaches to Risk: Healthcare and Public Health Sector, Transportation Systems and Emergency Services
Chapter 12: Sector-Specific Agencies Approaches to Risk: Communications, Information Technology and Financial
Chapter 13: The Future of Critical Infrastructure Protection: Risk, Resilience, and Policy

About the author

Dr. Kelley A. Cronin is an Associate Professor at Notre Dame College of Ohio. Her research interests include homeland security and emergency management issues, especially as they pertain to policy and politics. Previously, she worked in municipal government and local law enforcement and has co-authored several books in the field.+_

Dr. Nancy E. Marion is a professor of Political Science at the University of Akron. Her research areas largely revolve around the intersection of politics and criminal justice. She is the author of numerous articles and books that examine how politics affects criminal justice policy.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy E. Marion, Marion Nancy E., Kelley A. Pesch-Cronin, Kelley A. Marion Pesch-Cronin, Kelley Marion Presch-Cronin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2016
• EAN: 9781498734905
• ISBN: 978-1-4987-3490-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), LAW / Forensic Science, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, COMPUTERS / Security / General, Warfare & defence, Public Administration, Legal aspects of criminology, Warfare and defence, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Causes and prevention of crime, Criminology: legal aspects