Homeland Security

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Published:
June 17, 2013
Author(s):
Mary H. Dudley
In a mass fatality incident, members of the medical examiner or coroner’s office are faced with a host of complex and time-sensitive responsibilities. These include identifying victims, collecting property and evidence, determining cause and manner of death, issuing death certificates, and 
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Published:
June 12, 2013
Author(s):
John P. Blair; Terry Nichols; David Burns; John R. Curnutt
The Columbine tragedy on April 20, 1999 began a new era in law enforcement as it became apparent that the police response to such mass shootings must be drastically altered. By the time the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, outdated police response strategies had 
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Published:
June 10, 2013
Editor(s):
Francesco Flammini; Roberto Setola; Giorgio Franceschetti
Effective Surveillance for Homeland Security: Balancing Technology and Social Issues provides a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art methods and tools for the surveillance and protection of citizens and critical infrastructures against natural and deliberate threats. Focusing on current 
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May 29, 2013
Editor(s):
Rick Bissell
Based on a popular course for the FEMA Higher Education project, Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters provides important insight into plans to mitigate and respond to the devastation caused by large-scale catastrophic events. Hurricane Katrina provided clear evidence that these 
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Published:
May 29, 2013
Author(s):
Adam Crowe
As a relatively young field, emergency management has already undergone considerable evolution and change. And now that Web 2.0 technologies and social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become inherently ingrained in all facets of our lives, emergency managers must once again 
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Published:
May 20, 2013
Author(s):
James J. Leflar; Marc H. Siegel
Moving towards resiliency is more than just implanting policy and procedure; it is a process that takes organizations on a winding path requiring patience and tolerance. A good deal of learning will have to take place during the trip and that is why it is necessary to have patience and tolerate the 
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Published:
May 09, 2013
Editor(s):
Deborah S.K. Thomas; Brenda D. Phillips; William E. Lovekamp; Alice Fothergill
The 2010 Haiti and Chili earthquakes, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan are but a few examples of recent catastrophic events that continue to reveal how social structure and roles produce extensive human suffering and differential 
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Published:
April 17, 2013
Author(s):
Jennifer L. Hesterman
Postmodern global terrorist groups engage sovereign nations asymmetrically with prolonged, sustained campaigns driven by ideology. Increasingly, transnational criminal organizations operate with sophistication previously only found in multinational corporations. Unfortunately, both of these 
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Published:
April 12, 2013
Author(s):
Betty Biringer; Eric Vugrin; Drake Warren
Security protections for critical infrastructure nodes are intended to minimize the risks resulting from an initiating event, whether it is an intentional malevolent act or a natural hazard. With an emphasis on protecting an infrastructure's ability to perform its mission or function, Critical 
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Published:
April 11, 2013
Author(s):
Robert S. Radvanovsky; Allan McDougall
Since the initial inception of this book, there have been significant strides to safeguard the operations of our world’s infrastructures. In recent years, there has also been a shift to more fluid postures associated with resilience and the establishment of redundant infrastructure. In keeping with 
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