Homeland Security : An Introduction to Principles and Practice, Second Edition

Homeland security is a massive enterprise that gets larger by the moment. What was once mostly a TSA/aviation concern has evolved into a multidimensional operation covering a broad array of disciplines. These include critical infrastructure protection, border security, transportation security, intelligence and counterterrorism, emergency management, immigration and naturalization, and public health.

Homeland Security: An Introduction to Principles and Practice, Second Edition

Coverage includes:

• The history of security threats in the American experience, the events leading up to 9/11, and the formation and evolution of the DHS
• The legal basis and foundation for the DHS
• The nature of risk and threat
• Training and preparatory exercises for homeland security professionals
• How states and localities can work compatibly with federal policy makers
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in both the pre- and post-9/11 and post-Katrina world
• The agencies and entities entrusted with intelligence analysis
• Issues surrounding border security, immigration, and U.S. citizenship
• Homeland security practice in the airline, maritime, and mass transit industries―including national, regional, and local rail systems
• The interplay between public health and homeland security

Each chapter contains extensive pedagogy, including learning objectives, informative sidebars, chapter summaries, end-of-chapter questions, web links, and references to aid in comprehension and retention. Homeland Security: An Introduction to Principles and Practice, Second Edition is the only book to provide an objective, balanced perspective on each of the core components that comprise the DHS’s mission and the priorities and challenges that federal and state government agencies continue to face.