Homeland security /
edited by Norris Smith and Lynn M. Messina.
- Bronx, NY : H.W. Wilson Co., 2004.
- viii, 197p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- The Reference shelf; v. 76, no. 1 .
- Reference shelf; v. 76, no. 1. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How safe are you? -- Amid safeguards, threat remains / Homeland insecurity / Detecting the threat : technology and the war on terror / The general nobody knows / "First responders" find their jobs even tougher / Their 9/11 response : be prepared / Are state and local "first responders" getting the federal funding they say they need? / Can we talk? / Pounds of cure / Muriel Dobbin -- Merrell Noden -- Shane Harris -- Michael Hirsh -- Ed Timms -- Richard T. Cooper -- David Clarke -- Ellen Perlman -- Kim A. O'Connell. Could it happen again? / Mission impossible? / Digging through data for omens / Can we be safe and free? / Frem A Guide to the Patriot Act / The big bad border / Migrant smugglers traffic in terror, federal officials say / Anti-terrorism plans stall / Report on Patriot Act alleges rights violations -- Boxed out / Bumps in the sky / Michael Duffy -- Jean Kumagai -- Dana Hawkins -- Gene Stephens -- Dahlia Lithwick and Julia Turner -- Nina Shapiro -- Bruce Finley -- Brad Heath -- Madhusree Mukerjee -- Daren Fonda [et al.]. Seeking safe harbors / U.S. port security : is X-ray enough? / Defending our shores and more / How willing is private industry to identify its vulnerabilities and protect critical infrastructure? / Locking down on system security / Nuclear terrorism : assessing the risk / Are we safer? : public health / Pamela Sherrid -- Abraham McLaughlin -- Marilyn Rauber -- Chris Logan -- Beth Wade -- Richard Hantula -- Amanda Spake.
0824210336 (alk. paper)
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Terrorism--Prevention.--United States National security--United States. Emergency management--United States.