Understanding Homeland Security : Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes

by Noftsinger, John B., Jr.; Newbold, Kenneth F., Jr.; Wheeler, Jack K.

• ISBN13: 9781403972439
• ISBN10: 1403972435
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Understanding Homeland Security: Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes provides the first truly comprehensive analysis of the historical, social, psychological, technological, and political aspects that form the broad arena of homeland defense and security. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, the text provides a view of past events and how they formed the terrain for current events, allowing the audience to gain a detailed knowledge of government response and policy implications. With both the public and private sectors investing heavily in protection efforts, this text offers the essential starting point for the dynamic and emerging homeland defense arena.

Author Biography

Dr. John B. Noftsinger, Jr., is Associate Vice President of Research and Public Service, James Madison University.

Kenneth F. Newbold, Jr., is Associate Director for The Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance, James Madison University.

Jack K. Wheeler is Graduate Fellow of The Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance, James Madison University.

 

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables and Boxes	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Reader's Guide	p. xvii
Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xix
About the Authors	p. xxiii
The Nature of the Threat	p. 1
What Is Homeland Security?	p. 27
Public Policy Issues	p. 55
Information Intelligence	p. 79
Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Security	p. 99
Risk Communication, Psychological Management, and Disaster Preparedness	p. 119
Transportation and Border Security Issues	p. 149
Future Implications: Imagination, Integration, and Improvisation	p. 175
Index	p. 197
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