This book is the complete guide to understanding the structure ofhomeland security - its underlying law and policy. Createdfrom a broad and in depth, yet edited collection of statutes,policy papers, presidential directives, and other documents, itcultivates a detailed understanding of the foundations of homelandsecurity. It is arranged in a topic-by-topic format structured toinclude only the documents and statues that affect a particularsubject, making for much easier understanding. Thus, the chapter onFEMA contains only the portions of the statutes and other documentsthat relate to FEMA. There are twenty-five topic areas. Itcontains hundreds of end notes, references, and suggestionsfor further study. This book offers important legal guidance thatstudents, law enforcement officers, lawyers, and other homelandsecurity professionals need to accurately interpret, understand,and apply homeland security policy.
The Introduction provides an in-depth overview of the subject ofhomeland security and includes a discussion of what is homelandsecurity, definitions of homeland security and terrorism, what ishomeland security law, its development, and what is a homelandsecurity curriculum. There are contributing chapters about homelandsecurity in Europe, and homeland security in China and Japan.
Martin J. Alperen
Arbeitssicherheit u. Umweltschutz i. d. Chemie Chemical and Environmental Health and Safety Chemie Chemistry Environmental & Occupational Health Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen Gesundheitswesen / Umwelt u. Arbeitsplatz Health & Social Care Homeland Security Innere Sicherheit Security Management Sicherheitsmanagement
"In this guide to understandingthe structure of homeland security, Alperen, an attorney, offers avital
contribution to the effort to protect the rights of Americancitizens.." (Connecticut College Magazine, 1 June2012)
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