Wiley Pathways Introduction to Homeland Security: Understanding Terrorism With an Emergency Management Perspective - Softcover

McEntire, David A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047012752X ISBN 13: 9780470127520

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Synopsis

Readers need to be aware more than ever before of the increased number of threats this country faces. Introduction to Homeland Security: Understanding Terrorism with an Emergency Management Perspective provides important and up-to-date information about terrorism, terrorist behavior, homeland security policies and dilemmas, and how to deal effectively with threats and the consequences of attacks. This book provides a foundation that spans the readily apparent chasm between the disaster and homeland security communities. Its focus on terrorism may help to educate those who do not yet understand the need to prepare for this significant threat. Its concentration on emergency management will remind homeland security officials that reinventing of the wheel is not only unnecessary, but problematic. Introduction to Homeland Security will be useful to scholars, students, and practitioners interested or involved in homeland security and emergency management.

About this title

From the Back Cover

You can get there

Whether you're already working in the homeland security or emergency management fields and looking to expand your skills, or setting out on a new career path, Wiley Pathways Introduction to Homeland Securityomeland Home will help you get there. Easy-to-read, practical, and up-to-date, this text helps you learn about terrorism and gives you a full overview of the threats we face and why. It also helps you master the core competencies and skills you need to succeed before, during and after attacks occur.

With this book, you will be able to:

Define homeland security, understand how it changed after 9/11, and explore its relationship with emergency management.Recognize the causes of terrorism and what prompts people to engage in terrorist attacks.Assess the trade-offs between security and rights, and understand how terrorism exploits the tension between them.Work to prevent terrorist attacks by promoting laws that prohibit terrorism and protecting all points of entry into the United States.Prepare for a terrorist attack by creating an advisory council, passing ordinances, acquiring monetary resources, and establishing an EOC.Effectively respond to a terrorist attack through the many functions involved, including the protection of first responders and the decontamination of the victims.Recover from a terrorist attack through both short-term and long-term measures.Anticipate the future challenges we face in homeland security, and comprehend the various types of attacks that might take place.

Wiley Pathways helps you achieve your goals

The books in this series offer a coordinated curriculum for learning about homeland security and emergency management. Learn more at www.wiley.com/go/pathways.

About the Author

Dr. David McEntire is an Associate Professor in the Emergency Administration and Planning Program in the Department of Public Administration at the University of North Texas. He teaches emergency management courses in both the undergraduate EADP and MPA programs. His academic interests include emergency management theory, international disasters, community preparedness, response coordination, and vulnerability reduction. He has received several Quick Response Grants (funded by the National Science Foundation through the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado) which allowed him to conduct research on disasters in Peru, the Dominican Republic, Texas, New York and California.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 047012752X
• ISBN 13: 9780470127520
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368