Homeland Security: Principles and Practice of Terrorism Response

by Maniscalco, Paul M.; Christen Jr., Dr. Hank T.

• ISBN13: 9780763757854
• ISBN10: 0763757853
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-02
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Homeland Security: Principles and Practice of Terrorism Responseis the definitive resource on all aspects of homeland security, including incident management, threat assessment, planning for and response to terrorism and other forms of violence, The federal response plan, and weapons of mass effect. Ideal as a textbook for college-level homeland security courses or as a training text for first responders and government officials, Homeland Security: Principles and Practices of Terrorism Responseexplains key concepts of national security and applies them to real-world operations.

Table of Contents

Chapter1 Terrorism History and Challenges
Chapter2 The National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Chapter3 National Response Framework
Chapter4 Critical Infrastructure
Chapter5 Planning for Terrorism
Chapter6 Terrorism Response Procedures
Chapter7 Operations Security and Information Security
Chapter8 Weapons of Mass Effect: Chemical Terrorism and Warfare Agents
Chapter9 Weapons of Mass Effect: Biological Terrorism
Chapter10 Weapons of Mass Effect: Radiation
Chapter11 Weapons of Mass Effect: Explosives
Chapter12 Mass Casualty Decontamination
Chapter13 Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter14 Crime Scene Operations