Understanding Homeland Security

Gus Martin’s Understanding Homeland Security provides students with a comprehensive introduction to U.S. homeland security in the modern world, with a focus on the post-September 11, 2001 era. This insightful resource examines the theories, agency missions, laws, and regulations governing the homeland security enterprise through the lens of threat scenarios and countermeasures related to terrorism, natural disasters, emergency management, cyber security, and much more. The Third Edition keeps readers on the forefront of homeland security with coverage of cutting-edge topics, such as the role of FEMA and preparedness planning; the role of civil liberty and countering extremism through reform; and hackings during the 2016 and 2018 U.S. elections. Readers will gain much-needed insight into the complex nature of issues surrounding today’s homeland security and learn to think critically to analyze and respond to various threat environments. INSTRUCTORS: Understanding Homeland Security is accompanied by SAGE edge for instructors and students, which includes access to SAGE Premium Video!

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction and Rationale PART I • FOUNDATIONS OF HOMELAND SECURITY CHAPTER 1 • History and Policy: Defining Homeland Security The Past as Prologue: The Historical Context of Homeland Security Defining an Era: What Is Homeland Security? Domestic Security and Threats to the Homeland: Policy Options Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 2 • Homeland Security and the All-Hazards Umbrella The Terrorism Nexus: Conventional and Unconventional Threats The All-Hazards Nexus: Nonterrorist Hazards and Threats Natural Hazards Technological Scenarios Global Perspective: Disaster in Japan: Tsunami and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 3 • The Legal Foundations of Homeland Security Background: Legal Precedent and Homeland Security Homeland Security: Domestic Statutory Authority in the United States In Perspective: Homeland Security, Counterterrorism, and the Law Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 4 • Civil Liberties and Securing the Homeland Security and Liberty: The Historical Context Achieving Security Balancing Civil Liberties and Homeland Security Global Perspective: Wrongful Prosecution in the United Kingdom Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings PART II • HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCIES AND MISSIONS CHAPTER 5 • Agencies and Missions: Homeland Security at the Federal Level The Scope of the Homeland Security Bureaucracy The Department of Homeland Security The Homeland Security Missions of Other Federal Agencies The Role of the Military Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 6 • Prediction and Prevention: The Role of Intelligence The U.S. Intelligence Community: Mission The Intelligence Cycle Intelligence Oversight Intelligence Agencies The U.S. Intelligence Community: Challenges Global Perspective: Actionable Intelligence: Israel and the Hunt for “The Engineer” Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 7 • Agencies and Missions: Homeland Security at the State and Local Levels State-Level Homeland Security Systems Local Homeland Security Networking Initiatives Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Agencies Global Perspective: Paramilitary Deployment of Police Units by Western Democracies Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings PART III • THE TERRORIST THREAT AND HOMELAND SECURITY CHAPTER 8 • Sea Change: The New Terrorism and Homeland Security Defining Terrorism: An Ongoing Debate Case in Point: The Political Violence Matrix Historical Context: The “Old Terrorism” Prior to September 11, 2001 September 11, 2001, and the New Terrorism Plausible Scenarios: The New Terrorism and New Modes of Warfare Cases in Point: The Al-Qaeda Network and ISIS Case in Point: Asymmetrical Warfare in Paris and Brussels Policy Options Global Perspective: Tactical Horror: Digital, Video, and Audio Terrorism Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 9 • The Threat at Home: Terrorism in the United States Extremism in America Left-Wing Terrorism in the United States Right-Wing Terrorism in the United States Case in Point: Moralist Terrorism The New Terrorism in the United States Lone-Wolf Terrorism in the United States Global Perspective: Lone-Wolf Terror in Norway Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings PART IV • PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE CHAPTER 10 • Porous Nodes: Specific Vulnerabilities Aviation Security Border Security Border Control: Securing National Entry Points Port Security Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 11 • Always Vigilant: Hardening the Target Cybersecurity Hardening Cyberspace: Cyberwar and Information Security Hardening Critical Infrastructure Transportation Security Global Perspective: International Law Enforcement Consortia Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 12 • Critical Resources: Resilience and Planning Understanding Resilience The Role of Proper Planning Prevention and Mitigation Planning Chemical and Biological Hazard Planning Radiological and Nuclear Hazard Planning Global Perspective: The European Approach to Homeland Security Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings CHAPTER 13 • Critical Outcomes: Response and Recovery National Response and Recovery: Fostering Administrative Coordination Federal Response and Recovery Coordination State and Local Response and Recovery Planning Final Consideration: Despite Best Efforts, Is Terrorism Effective? Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings PART V • HOMELAND SECURITY: AN EVOLVING CONCEPT CHAPTER 14 • The Future of Homeland Security Near-Term Projections Threat Environments in the Twenty-First Century Chapter Summary Discussion Box Key Terms and Concepts On Your Own Web Exercise Recommended Readings Appendix A. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 2019. National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America. Washington, DC: The White House. Appendix B. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2015. National Preparedness Goal, Second Edition. Washington, DC: Department of Homeland Security. Glossary Notes Index Homeland Security Timeline

About the Author :
C. Augustus “Gus” Martin is Director of the School of Public Service and Justice at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is also a Professor of Criminal Justice Administration, where he regularly teaches a course on the subject of terrorism and extremism. He has served as Associate Vice President for Human Resources Management, Acting Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, and Chair of the Department of Public Administration. He began his academic career as a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, where he was an Administration of Justice professor. His current research and professional interests are terrorism and extremism, homeland security, the administration of justice, and juvenile justice.  Dr. Martin is author of several books on the subjects of terrorism and homeland security, including Essentials of Terrorism: Concepts and Controversies (SAGE Publications, 2022); Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues (SAGE Publications, 2021); Understanding Homeland Security (SAGE Publications, 2020); Terrorism: An International Perspective (with Fynnwin Prager; SAGE Publications, 2019); The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition (SAGE Publications, 2011); Terrorism and Homeland Security (SAGE Publications, 2011); and The New Era of Terrorism: Selected Readings (SAGE Publications, 2004). He is also author of Juvenile Justice: Process and Systems (SAGE Publications, 2005).   Prior to joining academia, Dr. Martin served as Managing Attorney for the Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, where he was also director of a program created under a federal consent decree to desegregate public and assisted housing. He was also Special Counsel to the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands on the island of St. Thomas. As Special Counsel, he occupied a personal and confidential position in the central office of the Department of Justice; sat as hearing officer for disciplinary hearings and departmental grievances; served as chair of the Drug Policy Committee; served as liaison to the intergovernmental Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee as well as to the Narcotics Strike Force; and provided daily legal and policy advice to the Attorney General. Prior to serving as Special Counsel, he was a “floor” Legislative Assistant to Congressman Charles B. Rangel of New York. As Legislative Assistant, he researched, evaluated and drafted legislation in areas of foreign policy, foreign aid, human rights, housing, education, social services, and poverty; he also drafted House floor statements, Congressional Record inserts, press releases, and news articles; and he composed speeches, briefing materials, and legislative correspondence.

Review :
"This is a valuable resource for teaching undergraduate students the basics of homeland security. It is comprehensive and covers all important topics." "A well-written text that provides a variety of real-world examples coupled with factual information."