Homeland security : a complete guide to understanding, preventing, and surviving terrorism

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Homeland security : a complete guide to understanding, preventing, and surviving terrorism

Mark A. Sauter, James Jay Carafano

McGraw-Hill, c2005

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  • Introduction: every American has a role in homeland security
  • How we got here from there: the emergence of modern homeland security
  • Homeland security
  • the American tradition
  • The rise of modern terrorism
  • the road to 9/11
  • The birth of modern homeland security
  • Understanding terrorism
  • The mind of the terrorist
  • Al-Qaida and other Islamic extremist groups
  • The transnational dimensions of terrorism
  • Domestic terrorist groups
  • Terrorist operations and tactics
  • Weapons of mass destruction
  • The digital battlefield: cyber-terrorism and cyber-security
  • Homeland security
  • organization, strategies, programs, and principles
  • Homeland security roles, responsibilities and jurisdictions
  • federal, state, and local government responsibilities
  • America's national strategies
  • the plans driving the global war on terror and what they mean
  • Domestic anti- and counter-terrorism; the new role for states and localities and supporting law enforcement agencies
  • Critical infrastructure protection and key assets
  • protecting America's most important targets
  • Incident management and emergency management
  • preparing for when prevention fails
  • Business preparedness, continuity, and recovery
  • private sector responses to terrorism
  • Public awareness and personal and family preparedness
  • simple solutions, serious challenges
  • The future of homeland security
  • adapting and responding to the evolving terrorist threat while balancing safety and civil liberties
  • Appendix 1. Profile of significant Islamic extremist and international terrorist groups and state sponsors
  • Appendix 2. Volunteer services
  • Appendix 3. The media and issues for homeland security
  • Appendix 4. Medical and public health services emergency and disaster planning and response
  • Appendix 5. Preparing and responding to threats against the agriculture sector

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