{"product_id":"homeland-security-9781439838181","title":"Homeland Security","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the ten-year anniversary of 9\/11 now behind us, one critical question persists. Have policies enacted to protect us from terrorist attacks actually made us safer, or have they merely mollified the concerned public with a false sense of security? \u003cstrong\u003eHomeland Security: What Is It and Where We Are Going \u003c\/strong\u003ecombines professional experiences, personal reflections, and academic scholarship to provide a realistic assessment of current policy effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmos Guiora's background makes him uniquely qualified to address this issue. He was the Judge Advocate for the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command and the legal advisor to a congressionally mandated task force charged with creating America's homeland security strategy under the auspices of the Committee on Homeland Security. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides perspectives from a broad array of individuals involved in homeland security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggests ways to prioritize limited reso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This a policy book rather than a practitioner’s … chapter on business continuity is of most interest to corporate security readers. In his introduction, Guiora makes the crucial point that police and everyone involved in homeland security ‘also have day jobs.’ The answer is to make homeland security a help to that day job, not another burden.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eProfessional Security Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Guiora stresses the importance of international cooperation and intelligence gathering. While focusing on the U.S. in the main, Guiora also includes valuable reflections on Canada, Israel and the UK. This timely book, in the fields of security studies and law, would benefit both experts and scholars. It is informative, thoughtful and policy-oriented.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Raphael Cohen-Almagor, University of Hull, UK and author of the popular blog \u003cem\u003eIsraeli Politics\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was impressed by Guiora’s narrowness of focus on the topic while acknowledging that the subject area is quite broad.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSecurity Management Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Is Homeland Security? Cost-Benefit Analysis. Prioritizing Risks, Threats, and Dangers. International Cooperation, Intelligence Gathering, and Threat Assessment. Immigration\/Narcoterrorism. The New Face of Terrorism: Domestic Threats and Civil Liberties. Terrorism Financing. Business Continuity. Conclusion—Going Forward. Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408295993687,"sku":"9781439838181","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439838181.jpg?v=1730502328","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/homeland-security-9781439838181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}