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Informationen zum Autor Jack Pinkowski Klappentext In contrast to much of the current literature! this handbook takes a sober! analytical look at the policies! results! and lessons learned in what is still a nascent field. Presenting practical! reasoned arguments! it reviews both specific threats as well as the global threat of terrorism. Zusammenfassung Addresses concerns in border and transportation security, emergency preparedness and response, science and technology, information analysis, and infrastructure protection. This book reviews both specific threats as well as the global threat of terrorism. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTS The New Normal! J. Pinkowski Lessons Learned: A Comparison of the Uniform Militia Act of 1792 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002! T.E. Poulin Homeland Security: A ''One-Stop Shop'' Approach! T.A. Johnson and N.A. Wilkinson Securing Homeland Security: Immigrant Responses to State and Citizenship! K.N. Kalu Homeland Security Agencies in Selected Southern States: Case Studies in Politics! Organizations! and Policies! R.W. Smith Homeland Security: Emerging Discipline! Challenges! and Research! D. Jones TERRORISM! EXTREMISTS MOVEMENTS! AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION Understanding New Global Multicellular Terrorism! T. Mentan and M. Bongyu The Abu Sayyaf Group and Maritime Terrorism! E.D. Johnson Promise and Perils of Politicized Islam in Africa! T. Mentan and M. Bongyu Environmental Terrorism: A Weapon of Mass Destruction for the Future! D.S. Miller! J.C. Yelin! and J.D. Rivera Pandemics and Biological/Chemical Terrorism Attacks: A New Role for Disaster Mental Health! T. Curtis Terrorism as Societal Conflict Resulting in Response! J.M. House PLANNING! PREVENTION! PREPAREDNESS! RECOVERY! AND ASSISTANCE Profiling! G.L. Starks Metropolitan Medical Response Systems: Coordinating the Healthcare Response to Terrorist Incidents! S.C. Somers and R.W. Perry eSAFE: The Knowledge Management System for Safe Festivals and Events! C. Hu and P. Racherla Collaborative Preparedness: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Ready Campaign! H. Getha-Taylor CASE STUDIES Homeland Security Preparedness and Planning in City Governments: A Survey of City Managers! C.G. Reddick Reorganizing for Homeland Security: The Case of Norway! P. Lægreid and S. Serigstad Behavioral Change and Border Crossing: The Effects of 9-11 on Cross-Border Traffic Five Years Later! C. Olmedo and D.L. Soden Continuity and Change in Disaster Response: Victim Management in the Case of the World Trade Center Collapse! S.D. Stehr FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS Homeland Security Administration and Finance: A Survey of Texas County Officials! C.G. Reddick and H.A. Frank Border Closures in the Southern United States: Measuring the Economic Impact of a Sustained Crisis! M. McElroy and D.L. Soden Index ...
