A practical introduction to homeland security and emergency management : from home to abroad /
Offers an overview of the homeland security field, examining topics such as counter-terrorism, border and infrastructure security, and emergency management. It looks at the issues and risks, their solutions, controls, and countermeasures, and their political and policy implications. Also demonstrate...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
SAGE, CQPRESS,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Offers an overview of the homeland security field, examining topics such as counter-terrorism, border and infrastructure security, and emergency management. It looks at the issues and risks, their solutions, controls, and countermeasures, and their political and policy implications. Also demonstrates through cases and vignettes how various authorities, policymakers and practitioners seek to improve homeland security. Evaluates the current practices and policies of homeland security and emergency management and provide readers with the analytical framework and skills necessary to improve these practices and policies. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 608 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 566-583) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781483316741 1483316742 |