The United States Department of Homeland Security: An Overview - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0536152950 ISBN 13: 9780536152954

Publisher: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2005

Synopsis

The Department of Homeland Security: An Overview is the single source to help you understand the Department of Homeland Security. It provides a comprehensive overview of the Department's history, mission, organization, and programs designed to reduce America's vulnerability to attack and quickly recover from disaster. Learn about:

• The Terrorist Threat
• Homeland Security Strategy
• Warning and Analysis
• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Border and Transportation Security
• Planning Scenarios
• Emergency Preparedness
• Emergency Response
• First Responders
• The National Exercise Program
• Homeland Defense
• Homeland Security Legislation
• Science & Technology Initiative
• The New Reorganization
• America's New Normalcy & The Future
  

This book takes a strategic look at the Department of Homeland Security and answers the key questions: "What is DHS?," "Why do we need it?," and "How does it protect America?"

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Learning Solutions
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0536152950
• ISBN 13: 9780536152954
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 474
• Editor: White Richard, Collins Kevin