HSE613 v2

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.

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Chapter 7, Master of Puppets-Drones and Homeland Security in the United States and Japan
Chapter 22, Resiliency and a Culture of Preparedness
Chapter 24, Cyber
Chapter 25, Three National Strategies
--National Cybersecurity Strategy, United States, White House Office, March 2, 2023

US Department of Homeland Security. (2018). DHS Resilience Framework: Providing a roadmap for the Department in Operational Resilience and Readiness. US Department of Homeland Security.
DHS developed a DHS Resilience Framework, which establishes a process for the Department to use as a roadmap for incorporating Continuity into normal operations and building resilience into critical infrastructure assets that ensures DHS can sustain its mission essential functions.

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Executive Summary, pp. iii-iv
Introduction, pp. 1-4

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2024). Homeland threat assessment 2025. US Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved Oct 6, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment informs both the public and DHS partners of the threats to public safety and security, in order to assist federal, state, and local partners in preparing, preventing, and responding to an ever-evolving threat environment.

Cooper, T. R. (2019). Creating a Culture of Preparedness. Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association. DOI: 10.32481/djph. 2019.10.003. Retrieved Oct 26, 2025.
The culture of preparedness is about maintaining a constant state of readiness, which involves a series of planning steps to ensure individuals, families, and businesses are ready for all types of disasters that may impact the community. Some of those steps include developing plans, creating disaster kits, conducting drills and exercises, volunteering and completing training, and updating plans and kits as situations change.