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Understanding Homeland Security
ISBN-13:
9781544355818
Veröffentl:
2019
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
432
Autor:
Gus Martin
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Gus Martin’s Understanding Homeland Security, Third Edition offers much-needed insight into the complex nature of issues surrounding modern homeland security. The new edition introduces readers to homeland security in the modern era, focusing particularly on the post–September 11, 2001 world. Exploring cutting-edge topics, this book keeps readers on the forefront of homeland security.
Gus Martin’s Understanding Homeland Security provides students with a comprehensive introduction to U.S. homeland security in the modern world, with a focus on the post-September 11, 2001 era. This insightful resource examines the theories, agency missions, laws, and regulations governing the homeland security enterprise through the lens of threat scenarios and countermeasures related to terrorism, natural disasters, emergency management, cyber security, and much more. The Third Edition keeps readers on the forefront of homeland security with coverage of cutting-edge topics, such as the role of FEMA and preparedness planning; the role of civil liberty and countering extremism through reform; and hackings during the 2016 and 2018 U.S. elections. Readers will gain much-needed insight into the complex nature of issues surrounding today’s homeland security and learn to think critically to analyze and respond to various threat environments.
INSTRUCTORS: Understanding Homeland Security is accompanied by SAGE edge for instructors and students, which includes access to SAGE Premium Video!
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction and Rationale
PART I • FOUNDATIONS OF HOMELAND SECURITY
CHAPTER 1 • History and Policy: Defining Homeland Security
The Past as Prologue: The Historical Context of Homeland Security
Defining an Era: What Is Homeland Security?
Domestic Security and Threats to the Homeland: Policy Options
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 2 • Homeland Security and the All-Hazards Umbrella
The Terrorism Nexus: Conventional and Unconventional Threats
The All-Hazards Nexus: Nonterrorist Hazards and Threats
Natural Hazards
Technological Scenarios
Global Perspective: Disaster in Japan: Tsunami and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 3 • The Legal Foundations of Homeland Security
Background: Legal Precedent and Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Domestic Statutory Authority in the United States
In Perspective: Homeland Security, Counterterrorism, and the Law
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 4 • Civil Liberties and Securing the Homeland
Security and Liberty: The Historical Context
Achieving Security
Balancing Civil Liberties and Homeland Security
Global Perspective: Wrongful Prosecution in the United Kingdom
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
PART II • HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCIES AND MISSIONS
CHAPTER 5 • Agencies and Missions: Homeland Security at the Federal Level
The Scope of the Homeland Security Bureaucracy
The Department of Homeland Security
The Homeland Security Missions of Other Federal Agencies
The Role of the Military
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 6 • Prediction and Prevention: The Role of Intelligence
The U.S. Intelligence Community: Mission
The Intelligence Cycle
Intelligence Oversight
Intelligence Agencies
The U.S. Intelligence Community: Challenges
Global Perspective: Actionable Intelligence: Israel and the Hunt for “The Engineer”
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 7 • Agencies and Missions: Homeland Security at the State and Local Levels
State-Level Homeland Security Systems
Local Homeland Security Networking Initiatives
Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Agencies
Global Perspective: Paramilitary Deployment of Police Units by Western Democracies
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
PART III • THE TERRORIST THREAT AND HOMELAND SECURITY
CHAPTER 8 • Sea Change: The New Terrorism and Homeland Security
Defining Terrorism: An Ongoing Debate
Case in Point: The Political Violence Matrix
Historical Context: The “Old Terrorism” Prior to September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001, and the New Terrorism
Plausible Scenarios: The New Terrorism and New Modes of Warfare
Cases in Point: The Al-Qaeda Network and ISIS
Case in Point: Asymmetrical Warfare in Paris and Brussels
Policy Options
Global Perspective: Tactical Horror: Digital, Video, and Audio Terrorism
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 9 • The Threat at Home: Terrorism in the United States
Extremism in America
Left-Wing Terrorism in the United States
Right-Wing Terrorism in the United States
Case in Point: Moralist Terrorism
The New Terrorism in the United States
Lone-Wolf Terrorism in the United States
Global Perspective: Lone-Wolf Terror in Norway
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
PART IV • PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE
CHAPTER 10 • Porous Nodes: Specific Vulnerabilities
Aviation Security
Border Security
Border Control: Securing National Entry Points
Port Security
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 11 • Always Vigilant: Hardening the Target
Cybersecurity
Hardening Cyberspace: Cyberwar and Information Security
Hardening Critical Infrastructure
Transportation Security
Global Perspective: International Law Enforcement Consortia
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 12 • Critical Resources: Resilience and Planning
Understanding Resilience
The Role of Proper Planning
Prevention and Mitigation Planning
Chemical and Biological Hazard Planning
Radiological and Nuclear Hazard Planning
Global Perspective: The European Approach to Homeland Security
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 13 • Critical Outcomes: Response and Recovery
National Response and Recovery: Fostering Administrative Coordination
Federal Response and Recovery Coordination
State and Local Response and Recovery Planning
Final Consideration: Despite Best Efforts, Is Terrorism Effective?
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
PART V • HOMELAND SECURITY: AN EVOLVING CONCEPT
CHAPTER 14 • The Future of Homeland Security
Near-Term Projections
Threat Environments in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
Appendix A. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 2019. National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America. Washington, DC: The White House.
Appendix B. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2015. National Preparedness Goal, Second Edition. Washington, DC: Department of Homeland Security.
Glossary
Notes
Index
Homeland Security Timeline
About the Author
Introduction and Rationale
PART I • FOUNDATIONS OF HOMELAND SECURITY
CHAPTER 1 • History and Policy: Defining Homeland Security
The Past as Prologue: The Historical Context of Homeland Security
Defining an Era: What Is Homeland Security?
Domestic Security and Threats to the Homeland: Policy Options
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 2 • Homeland Security and the All-Hazards Umbrella
The Terrorism Nexus: Conventional and Unconventional Threats
The All-Hazards Nexus: Nonterrorist Hazards and Threats
Natural Hazards
Technological Scenarios
Global Perspective: Disaster in Japan: Tsunami and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 3 • The Legal Foundations of Homeland Security
Background: Legal Precedent and Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Domestic Statutory Authority in the United States
In Perspective: Homeland Security, Counterterrorism, and the Law
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 4 • Civil Liberties and Securing the Homeland
Security and Liberty: The Historical Context
Achieving Security
Balancing Civil Liberties and Homeland Security
Global Perspective: Wrongful Prosecution in the United Kingdom
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
PART II • HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCIES AND MISSIONS
CHAPTER 5 • Agencies and Missions: Homeland Security at the Federal Level
The Scope of the Homeland Security Bureaucracy
The Department of Homeland Security
The Homeland Security Missions of Other Federal Agencies
The Role of the Military
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 6 • Prediction and Prevention: The Role of Intelligence
The U.S. Intelligence Community: Mission
The Intelligence Cycle
Intelligence Oversight
Intelligence Agencies
The U.S. Intelligence Community: Challenges
Global Perspective: Actionable Intelligence: Israel and the Hunt for “The Engineer”
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 7 • Agencies and Missions: Homeland Security at the State and Local Levels
State-Level Homeland Security Systems
Local Homeland Security Networking Initiatives
Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Agencies
Global Perspective: Paramilitary Deployment of Police Units by Western Democracies
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
PART III • THE TERRORIST THREAT AND HOMELAND SECURITY
CHAPTER 8 • Sea Change: The New Terrorism and Homeland Security
Defining Terrorism: An Ongoing Debate
Case in Point: The Political Violence Matrix
Historical Context: The “Old Terrorism” Prior to September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001, and the New Terrorism
Plausible Scenarios: The New Terrorism and New Modes of Warfare
Cases in Point: The Al-Qaeda Network and ISIS
Case in Point: Asymmetrical Warfare in Paris and Brussels
Policy Options
Global Perspective: Tactical Horror: Digital, Video, and Audio Terrorism
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 9 • The Threat at Home: Terrorism in the United States
Extremism in America
Left-Wing Terrorism in the United States
Right-Wing Terrorism in the United States
Case in Point: Moralist Terrorism
The New Terrorism in the United States
Lone-Wolf Terrorism in the United States
Global Perspective: Lone-Wolf Terror in Norway
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
PART IV • PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE
CHAPTER 10 • Porous Nodes: Specific Vulnerabilities
Aviation Security
Border Security
Border Control: Securing National Entry Points
Port Security
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 11 • Always Vigilant: Hardening the Target
Cybersecurity
Hardening Cyberspace: Cyberwar and Information Security
Hardening Critical Infrastructure
Transportation Security
Global Perspective: International Law Enforcement Consortia
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 12 • Critical Resources: Resilience and Planning
Understanding Resilience
The Role of Proper Planning
Prevention and Mitigation Planning
Chemical and Biological Hazard Planning
Radiological and Nuclear Hazard Planning
Global Perspective: The European Approach to Homeland Security
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
CHAPTER 13 • Critical Outcomes: Response and Recovery
National Response and Recovery: Fostering Administrative Coordination
Federal Response and Recovery Coordination
State and Local Response and Recovery Planning
Final Consideration: Despite Best Efforts, Is Terrorism Effective?
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Recommended Websites
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
PART V • HOMELAND SECURITY: AN EVOLVING CONCEPT
CHAPTER 14 • The Future of Homeland Security
Near-Term Projections
Threat Environments in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter Summary
Discussion Box
Key Terms and Concepts
On Your Own
Web Exercise
Recommended Readings
Appendix A. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 2019. National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America. Washington, DC: The White House.
Appendix B. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2015. National Preparedness Goal, Second Edition. Washington, DC: Department of Homeland Security.
Glossary
Notes
Index
Homeland Security Timeline