by David A. McEntireFrom CWBN:
Readers need to be aware more than ever before of the increased number of threats this country faces. Introduction to Homeland Security: Understanding Terrorism with an Emergency Management Perspective provides important and up-to-date information about terrorism, terrorist behavior, homeland security policies and dilemmas, and how to deal effectively with threats and the consequences of attacks. This book provides a foundation that spans the readily apparent chasm between the disaster and homeland security communities. Its focus on terrorism may help to educate those who do not yet understand the need to prepare for this significant threat. Its concentration on emergency management will remind homeland security officials that reinventing of the wheel is not only unnecessary, but problematic. Introduction to Homeland Security will be useful to scholars, students, and practitioners interested or involved in homeland security and emergency management.
With this book, you will be able to:
* Define homeland security, understand how it changed after 9/11, and explore its relationship with emergency management.
* Recognize the causes of terrorism and what prompts people to engage in terrorist attacks.
* Assess the trade-offs between security and rights, and understand how terrorism exploits the tension between them.
* Work to prevent terrorist attacks by promoting laws that prohibit terrorism and protecting all points of entry into the United States.
* Prepare for a terrorist attack by creating an advisory council, passing ordinances, acquiring monetary resources, and establishing an EOC.
* Effectively respond to a terrorist attack through the many functions involved, including the protection of first responders and the decontamination of the victims.
* Recover from a terrorist attack through both short-term and long-term measures.
* Anticipate the future challenges we face in homeland security, and comprehend the various types of attacks that might take place.
