ABSTRACT

Blinded by emotional rhetoric, political posturing, and genuine fear, previous efforts to defend our way of life against aggressors intent on inflicting personal and economic destruction have proven, in hindsight, to be misguided, panicked, and reactionary. Evaluation and assessment to date is largely focused on reviewing government documents, doin

part |2 pages

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTS

chapter 1|22 pages

The New Normal

ByJACK PINKOWSKI

chapter 3|20 pages

Homeland Security: A ‘‘One-Stop Shop’’ Approach

ByTERRANCE A. JOHNSON, NATHANIEL A. WILKINSON

part |2 pages

SECTION II: TERRORISM, ETXTREMIST MOVEMENTS, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

chapter 7|18 pages

Understanding New Global Multicellular Terrorism

ByTATAH MENTAN, MOYE BONGYU

chapter 8|18 pages

The Abu Sayyaf Group and Maritime Terrorism

ByERIC D. JOHNSON

chapter 9|32 pages

Promise and Perils of Politicized Islam in Africa

ByTATAH MENTAN, MOYE BONGYU

chapter 10|16 pages

Environmental Terrorism: A Weapon of Mass Destruction for the Future

ByDEMOND S. MILLER, JOEL C. YELIN, JASON D. RIVERA

part |2 pages

SECTION III: PLANNING, PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, RECOVERY, AND ASSISTANCE

chapter 13|12 pages

Profiling

ByGLENN L. STARKS

chapter 15|14 pages

eSAFE: The Knowledge Management System for Safe Festivals and Events

ByCLARK HU, PRADEEP RACHERLA

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SECTION IV: CASE STUDIES

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SECTION V: FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS

chapter 21|20 pages

Homeland Security Administration and Finance: A Survey of Texas County Officials

ByCHRISTOPHER G. REDDICK, HOWARD A. FRANK