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Describes the history of the Department of Homeland Security, and how it has evolved, what the pressing issues are today, and what lies ahead in the near future. Takes a potentially dry topic and makes it accessible for the younger reader. Sidebars highlight important issues and figures in history.
Homeland security is a massive enterprise that gets larger by the moment. What was once mostly a TSA/aviation concern has evolved into a multidimensional operation covering a broad array of disciplines. These include critical infrastructure protection, border security, transportation security, intelligence and counterterrorism, emergency management, immigration and naturalization, and public health. Homeland Security: An Introduction to Principles and Practice, Second Edition provides students and practitioners alike with the latest developments on the makeup, organization, and strategic mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This new edition is fully updated with new laws, re...
Witnesses: Richard Skinner, Office of the Insp. Gen., U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security; Clark Kent Ervin, The Aspen Inst.; Scott Horton, Hofstra Law School. Letters, Statements, etc. submitted for the Hearing: Jerrold Nadler, a Rep. in Congress from NY, and Chmn., Subcomm. on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties; William Delahunt, a Rep. in Congress from MA, and Chmn., Subcomm. on Internat. Org., Human Rights, and Oversight; John Conyers, Jr., a Rep. in Congress from MI, and Chmn., Comm. on the Judiciary, and Member, Subcomm. on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties; Steve Cohen, a Rep. in Congress from TN; Document from DHS-OIG entitled (U) The Removal of a Canadian Citizen to Syria. Illustrations.
Suitable for undergraduate students entering the field of Homeland Security, and for Criminal Justice students studying their role in a post-9/11 world, Introduction to Homeland Security is a comprehensive but accessible text designed for students seeking a thorough overview of the policies, administrations, and organizations that fall under Homeland Security. It grounds students in the basic issues of homeland security, the history and context of the field, and what the future of the field might hold. Students will come away with a solid understanding of the central issues surrounding Homeland Security, including policy concepts as well as political and legal responses to Homeland Security.