Book description
This book is the complete guide to understanding the structure of
homeland security - its underlying law and policy. Created from a broad
and in depth, yet edited collection of statutes, policy papers,
presidential directives, and other documents, it cultivates a detailed
understanding of the foundations of homeland security. It is arranged in
a topic-by-topic format structured to include only the documents and
statues that affect a particular subject, making for much easier
understanding. Thus, the chapter on FEMA contains only the portions of
the statutes and other documents that relate to FEMA. There are
twenty-five topic areas. It contains hundreds of end notes,
references, and suggestions for further study. This book offers
important legal guidance that students, law enforcement officers,
lawyers, and other homeland security professionals need to accurately
interpret, understand, and apply homeland security policy.
The Introduction provides an in-depth overview of the subject of
homeland security and includes a discussion of what is homeland
security, definitions of homeland security and terrorism, what is
homeland security law, its development, and what is a homeland
security curriculum. There are contributing chapters about homeland
security in Europe, and homeland security in China and Japan.
MARTIN ALPEREN, JD, has been a practicing attorney
and trial lawyer since 1985, and is admitted to practice law in
California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, and the United States
Virgin Islands. He received a master of arts in security studies
(Homeland Security and Defense) from the Naval Postgraduate School's
Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Mr. Alperen has professional
first responder experience as a police officer, an EMT, and a search
and rescue member.
