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1 online resource (xiv, 368 pages .) |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Critical Issues in Homeland Security: A Casebook encourages analytical and careful examination of practical homeland security problems through the presentation of contemporary cases involving major state or national events. Case studies demonstrate the complexity of challenges within the domain of homeland security policy and administration. Editors James D. Ramsay and Linda Kiltz carefully curated fourteen cases, all from top scholars and practitioners, to cover a broad range of legal, policy, and operational challenges within the field of homeland security. Timely and interesting cases on such issues as arctic security, the use of drones in targeted killings, cyber security, and the emergency management lessons of the 2010 Haiti earthquake give students a deeper understanding of the relationship between the theories and the practices of homeland security. Discussion questions at the end of each case and an online instructor's manual make Critical Issues in Homeland Security an even more effective learning tool for any homeland security program"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Acronyms; Illustrations; Introduction; PART I: LEGAL AND POLICY CHALLENGES IN HOMELAND SECURITY; 1. Law and Policy; Case 1.1 The Use of Drones in Counterterrorism: The Case of Anwar al-Awlaki; Case 1.2 Presidential Declaration of Disaster Decisions: The Case of Turndowns; 2. Terrorism; Case 2.1 The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing: A Success or a Failure for the FBI?; Case 2.2 Terrorist or Ecosaboteur? The Case of Briana Waters; 3. Environmental Security; Case 3.1 Arctic Security: Oil, Polar Bears, Melting Ice Caps, and US National Security. |
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Case 3.2 The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Environmental Security of the US Gulf Coast Region and BeyondPART II: OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES IN HOMELAND SECURITY; 4. Intelligence; Case 4.1 The Attack on Mumbai, India; Case 4.2 Using a Principal Agent in Intelligence Collection in Afghanistan; 5. Critical Infrastructure Protection; Case 5.1 Catastrophic Pendemic: Cases in Ethical Decision-Making; Case 5.2 The Impact of Cyber-Security on Critical Infrastructure Protection: The Advanced Persistent Threat; 6. Transportation Security; 6.1 The Howard Street Tunnel Fire (Baltimore). |
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Case 6.2 The Impact of the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack on Transportation7. Emergency Management; Case 7.1 The San Bruno Gas Pipeline Explosion; Case 7.2 Lessons Learned from the 2010 Haiti Earthquake; Conclusion; Further Resources; Acknowledgments; About the Editors and Authors; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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United States. Department of Homeland Security -- Case studies.
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United States. Department of Homeland Security. |
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Case studies.
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| Subject |
National security -- United States -- Case studies.
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National security. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- Case studies.
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Politics and government. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Case studies.
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International relations. |
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Ramsay, James D.
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Kiltz, Linda Ann.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Critical issues in homeland security. 9780813348278 0813348277 (DLC) 2013029846 |
| ISBN |
0813348285 (electronic book) |
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9780813348285 (electronic book) |
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9780813348278 (paperback) |
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0813348277 (paperback) |
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