McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook: Strategic Guidance For A
Coordinated Approach To Effective Security And Emergency Management

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 Threats; Policy Governance and Legal Responses; Interoperability Information Sharing and Collaboration; Risk Management Decision Making
and Communication; Protecting Critical Infrastructure; Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; Private Sector Security and Resilience; Thinking Education and Training; Science and Technology; Civil Liberties and Other Legal Issues; and International 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."