Autorentext

Larry K. Gaines is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at California State University-San Bernardino. He served as the Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police for 14 years and was a police officer in Lexington, Kentucky. He has consulted with a variety of police agencies in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, and California. Gaines has served as Secretary Treasurer and President of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He has received many awards, including the Founders Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the Outstanding Educator Award from the Southern Criminal Justice Association, and the Outstanding Service Award from the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. In 2001, he served as a member of the California POST Committee that developed police training curricula for racial profiling. He has published a number of books and journal articles addressing a variety of criminal justice topics and issues.

Janine Kremling has been a professor at California State University, San Bernardino, since 2008. She earned a Ph.D. in criminology from the University of South Florida. Kremling teaches a wide variety of classes. She has also published five books, including Cyberspace, Cybersecurity, and Cybercrime; Homeland Security; Drugs, Crime, and Justice; and Estimating Drug Use. Kremling has been studying issues pertaining to policing, especially criminal procedure and how it impacts policing. In addition, she has also extensively studied drug use and abuse and police responses.

Ronald W. Glensor is an instructor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is a retired assistant chief of the Reno Police Department in Nevada, and has more than 35 years of police experience. He is recognized internationally for his work in community policing and has provided instruction for more than 500 agencies throughout the United States and in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. In 1994, he was awarded a research fellowship at the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, DC, where he was responsible for the development of training in problem solving. He is widely published and has co-authored the books Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices, 5th ed, Police Supervision, 3rd ed., and Policing Communities: Understanding Crime and Solving Problems. He earned a Master's degree in public administration and policy and a doctorate in political science from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Klappentext

This book provides a comprehensive overview of homeland security and terrorism. Organized in a four-part format, it examines the foundation for homeland security, homeland security and terrorism, defeating terrorists and their activities, and Homeland Security's response to terrorist threats.

Acknowledging that homeland security is primarily a response to terrorism, the text examines the threats and operations of terrorist organizations before moving on to U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Homeland security measures are assessed alongside laws and presidential directives from the early 2000s to the present day. The Third Edition includes analysis of hotly contested issues such as immigration and border security, cybercrime and cybersecurity, the disaster response system (FEMA), and U.S. government guidance on protecting critical infrastructure and key assets from acts of terrorism. Each chapter includes key terms, discussion questions, marginal web links, and analysis boxes that encourage students to think critically and analyze current problems inherent to homeland security and terrorism.

This text meets requirements for entry-level introductory courses in homeland security and is essential for advanced undergraduate or entry-level graduate students in criminology, intelligence analysis, public policy, public affairs, international affairs, or law programs.

Inhalt

1. Homeland Security Foundations: Al-Qaeda, 9/11, Terrorism Evolution, and Emerging Threats 2. Homeland Security Apparatus: DHS Structure, Federal Agencies, Border Security, and State Roles 3. Critical Infrastructure Protection: Risk Assessment, Sector Security, Resilience, and Terrorist Targeting 4. Homeland Security Law: Executive Orders, Antiterrorism Statutes, and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 5. Terrorism: Definitions, History, Causes, Ideologies, and Counterterrorism Strategies 6. Terrorist Organizations, State Sponsors, Safe Havens, and Extremism in America 7. Transnational Organized Crime, Criminal Networks, and Terrorist Cooperation 8. Intelligence, Counterintelligence, Intelligence Collection, and Security Integration 9. Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Threats 10. Cybercrime, Cyberterrorism, Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities, and Online Extremism 11. Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, Identity Fraud, and Financial Networks 12. Border Security, Immigration Policy, Customs Enforcement, and Visa Programs 13. Homeland Security Incident Response: FEMA, Disaster Management, and Response Operations 14. Homeland Security Policing: Community Partnerships, Intelligence-Led Policing, and Counterterrorism Practices