McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook: Strategic Guidance for a Coordinated Approach to Effective Security and Emergency Management, Second Edition

Featuring a foreword by Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security, The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook, 2e is the one-stop guide for any professional or student involved in counterterrorism, homeland security, business continuity, or disaster risk management. This indispensable book provides government officials, corporate risk managers, business and security executives, first responders, and all homeland security and emergency prepared-ness professionals with a wide-ranging and definitive overview of critical homeland security issues. The handbook addresses virtually every aspect of homeland security, including terrorism motivated by radical Islamist extremism; transportation and infrastructure protection; community and business resilience; intelligence and information; and the roles of business, academia, science, and the private sector in confronting terrorism and natural disasters. Enriched with the insight and knowledge of renowned national and international experts—from senators and captains of industry to key figures in intelligence, military affairs, diplomacy, international organizations, and academia—this peerless guide offers prescriptive strategies and guidance to help security professionals more effectively manage the risk of terrorism and prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Conveniently organized into thematic sections, The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook covers: Terrorist and Criminal ThreatsPolicy, Governance, and Legal ResponsesInteroperability, Information Sharing, and CollaborationRisk Management, Decision Making, and CommunicationProtecting Critical InfrastructureDisaster Preparedness and Emergency ManagementPrivate Sector Security and ResilienceThinking, Education, and TrainingScience and TechnologyCivil Liberties and Other Legal IssuesInternational Challenges and Approaches The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook synthesizes the latest information with unmatched scope and detail and discusses what governments, businesses, and citizens must do to manage the risk of disasters and counter evolving threats.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Hon. Michael Chertoff Section I: Terrorist and Criminal Threats Introduction to Section I David Kamien Chapter 1—The Legacy of Osama bin Laden’s Strategy Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Chapter 2—The Terrorist Threat to Surface Transportation: The Challenge of Securing Public Places Brian Michael Jenkins Chapter 3—Geostrategy of Criminality: Highly Intensive Criminality Jean-François Gayraud Chapter 4—The Psychology of Terrorism: Current Understanding and Vital Next Steps John Morrison Chapter 5—Twenty-First Century Biological Threats Senator Bob Graham, Senator Jim Talent, Randy Larsen & Lynne Kidder Section II: Policy Governance and Legal Responses Introduction to Section II David Kamien Chapter 6—Homeland Security’s National Strategic Position: Goals, Objectives, Measures, and Assessment Sharon Caudle Chapter 7—Prosecuting the Financiers of Terrorism James Gurulé Chapter 8—Counterterrorism Legislation Michael Kraft & Brent Davidson Chapter 9—Intelligency and Information Sharing for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Christian Beckner Chapter 10—Information Sharing Planning Policy to Support Homeland Security Missions David Kamien Section III: Interoperability, Information Sharing, and Collaboration Introduction to Section III William J. Bratton Chapter 11—Why We Fail—and How to Succeed: The 25 Pearl Harbor Deficiencies of Leadership and Planning Robert I. Desourdis, Jr. Chapter 12—Managing Information Flow for Results: Good and Bad Information Sharing Practices and the Path to Improvement David Kamien & Jean-François Cloutier Chapter 13—The Information Sharing EnvironmentKshemendra Paul Chapter 14—Fusion Centers: Touchpoints that Promote National Preparedness and Intelligence-led Policing Ross Ashley & Ray Guideti Chapter 15—The Necessity of Interagency CollaborationSteven Pugh Section IV: Risk Management, Decision Making, and Communication Introduction to Section IV David Kamien Chapter 16—Integrating Risk Management with Security and Antiterrorism Resource Allocation Decision Making Gregory Parnell, Robin Dillon-Merrill, & Terry Bresnick Chapter 17—Pervasive Readiness: Pipedream or Possible? Jason Hutchens & Ari Vidali Chapter 18—The Psychological Perception of Risk Baruch Fischoff Chapter 19—The National Terrorism Advisory System James Carafano & Jessica Zuckerman Section V: Protecting Critical Infrastructure Introduction to Section V Joseph Nimmich Chapter 20—Critical Infrastructure and Interdependency Revisited Rae Zimmerman Chapter 21—Homeland Security for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities Stanley States Chapter 22—Civil Aviation Security: On the Ground and in the Air Rafi Ron & Robert Faber Chapter 23—Creating Disaster Resilient Regions through Whole Community Engagement Paula Scalingi Section VI: Disaster Preparedness and Emergency ManagementIntroduction to Section VI Greg Brunelle Chapter 24—Learning from History: The Evolution of Emergency Management in the United States Claire B. Rubin & Jude Colle Chapter 25—A City Once Underwater: Lessons Learned and the Story of the New Orleans Evacuation Plan J.W. Sneed, Stephen A. Murphy, & Matthew A. Kallmyer Chapter 26—From Response to Resilience: State Emergency Preparedness Priorities Governor Martin O’Malley Chapter 27—Emergency Response: An OverviewRay Lehr Chapter 28—Understanding and Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism Terri Tanielian & Bradley Stein Chapter 29—Crisis Preparedness and Crisis Response: The Meta-Leadership Model and Method Leonard J. Marcus, Barry C. Dorn, Isaac Ashkenazi, Joseph P. Henderson & Eric J. McNulty Chapter 30—Advice in Crisis: Leaders, Lawyers, and the Art of Disaster Management Eric Stern, Gregory Saathoff, & Brad Kieserman Section VII: Private Sector Security and Resilience Introduction to Section VII Ira Tannenbaum Chapter 31—Role of Corporate Security Ron Kelly Chapter 32—Corporate Emergency Management Don Schmidt Chapter 33—Operational Resilience for Private and Public Sector Organizations William Gouveia Chapter 34—Building a Resilient Nation Steven Flynn & Sean Burke Chapter 35—The Community Resilience System: Operationalizing a Whole Community Approach John Plodinec & W.C. Edwards Chapter 36—Collaboration not Isolation: A Joined Up Approach to Business Continuity and Resilience Richard Stones Section VIII: Thinking, Education, and Training Introduction to Section VIII Daniel Stevens Chapter 37—Systems Thinking and Homeland Security Sibel McGee & David Kamien Chapter 38—Perceptual Framing of Homeland Security Linda A. Kiltz Chapter 39—Emergency Exercise Design Principles and Objectives Robert McCreight Chapter 40—Higher Education in Homeland Security: Current State and Future Trends Irmak Renda-Tanali Section IX: Science and Technology Introduction to Section IX John Voeller Chapter 41—Information Technology and Information Sharing Don Adams Chapter 42—GIS Technology for Public Safety, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Russ Johnson Chapter 43—Technology Foraging: A Novel Approach to Technology Problem Solving within the DHS Science and Technology Directorate Michael Hopmeier Chapter 44—Social Media and Crowdsourcing to Help Disaster Management Jeannie Stamberger & Ahmed Nagy Chapter 45—EIS: Goals, Progress, and Challenges for the Unified Incident Command and Decision Support National Middleware James Morentz Chapter 46—Homeland Security Technology Business Challenges Rick Wimberly & David Kamien Section X: Civil Liberties and Other Legal Issues Introduction to Section X K.A. Taipale Chapter 47—Vigilance on Two Fronts: Civil Liberties and the Homeland Security Professional Laura Murphy Chapter 48—Government Data Mining Newton Minow & Fred Cate Section XI: International Challenges and Approaches Introduction to Section XI David Kamien Chapter 49—The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Margareta Wahlstrom Chapter 50—International Approaches to Homeland Security Nadav Morag Chapter 51—ISO Security Management Standards Charles H. Piersall Chapter 52—Why Fukishima was Preventable James Acton & Mark Hibbs Chapter 53—Whole-of-Society Disaster Resilience: The Swedish Way Helena Lindberg & Bengt Sundelius Chapter 54—Evolution of Counterterrorism in India R.V. Raju Chapter 55—156 Chileans Dead: How the Impact of the 2010 Tsunami Could Have Been Minimized Nick Lavars Chapter 56—International Cooperation in Counterterrorism Gilles De Kerchove Afterword David Nadler

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