This book is the complete guide to understanding the structure of homeland security and its underlying law and policy.

Table of Contents

• List of Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• About the Companion Website
• 1. INTRODUCTION – OVERVIEW – BACKGROUND
• 2. METACOGNITION AND ERRORS IN JUDGMENT RELATED TO DECISION‐MAKING IN HOMELAND SECURITY
• 3. ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN HOMELAND SECURITY – WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM
• 4. STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
• 5. EXTREME RIGHT‐WING IDEOLOGUES, CONSERVATIVE SECESSION, AND TERRORISM
• 6. INTELLIGENCE GATHERING
• 7. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• 8. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
• 9. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2006, 2015
• 10. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY, OCTOBER 2007
• 11. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATING TERRORISM, 2006; NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COUNTERTERRORISM, 2011
• 12. BORDER SECURITY
• 13. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
• 14. CYBERSECURITY LEGISLATION AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABILITIES
• 15. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
• 16. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
• 17. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
• 18. BIODEFENSE AND WMD MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES
• 19. NATIONAL CONTINUITY POLICY
• 20. IDENTIFICATION ISSUES
• 21. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AND NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK (NRF)
• 22. PREPAREDNESS
• 23. RESILIENCY AND A CULTURE OF PREPAREDNESS
• 24. AUTHORITY TO USE MILITARY FORCE
• 25. CREATING THE GUARDIANS: THE STATUS OF HOMELAND SECURITY EDUCATION
• 26. APPLYING MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY EDUCATION TO CREATE EFFECTIVE AGENCIES
• 27. U.S. ECONOMIC STATECRAFT, HOMELAND SECURITY, AND THE TRANS‐PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
• 28. DECONSTRUCTING LATIN AMERICAN SECURITY
• 29. THE POWER OF POP CULTURE IN THE HANDS OF ISIS