Foundations of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Law and Policy
Alperen. M. J. (2024). Foundations of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Law and Policy. John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ.
Enables students to develop a conceptual understanding of the legal foundations of homeland security and emergency management (HSEM) by presenting the primary source law and policy documents that address “all hazards,” both terrorism and natural disasters.
READ THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:
Chapter 2, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Homeland Security: What They Are and How to Address Them:
--Overview
--The Origins and Essence of ELSI
--ELSI Components Defined
Chapter 3, The Homeland Security Legal Architecture Before 9/11:
--Introduction
--The Legal Architecture
--The Early Homeland Security Legal Authorities
Chapter 9, FEMA-The Federal Emergency Management Agency:
--Introduction
--Executive Order 12148, Federal Emergency Management, July 20, 2979
--The Homeland Security Act of 2002
--Hurricane Katrina
-- Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
--Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act of 2006
Chapter 10, Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Puerto Rico-A Brief Case Study
--Entire Chapter