Homeland security organization in defence against terrorism / edited by J.P.I.A.G. Charvat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism.

Charvat, J. P. I. A. G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

National security--United States--Management.

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : IOS Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents the proceedings of the NATO Centre of Excellence - Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) Advanced Research Workshop entitled Homeland Security Organization in Defence Against Terrorism, held in Ankara, Turkey, in November 2009. The workshop brought together participants from some 13 countries and consisted of five sessions: current threats to homeland security from terrorism; homeland security organization; legal and security responses to terrorism in homeland security; the challenge of international terrorism; other threats; and countering radicalization and the psychology of terrorism. During these sessions, presentations by thirteen expert speakers from eight countries were followed by a debate. The workshop concluded with a final discussion of all the topics reflected in the individual papers presented.

Contents:

HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION IN DEFENCEA GAINST TERRORISM; Preface; Contents; Terrorism Today and Tomorrow: An Analysis and Projection Study; Winning Back Religion: Countering the Misuse of Scripture; Homeland Security in the United States: Lessons from the American Experience; CONTEST II - The United Kingdom's Counter Terrorism Strategy; Role of an International Organization in Homeland Security against Terrorism: The European Union; Law as a Homeland Security Tool in the Defence against Terrorism: The Universal Legal Framework for the Criminal Justice Response to Terrorism

Homeland Security Policing Against Terrorism: Tactics and InvestigationsThe Challenge of International Terrorism; Strategic Communication: Winning and Reassuring Domestic Minds including Minorities; Homegrown Terrorism as a Challenge for Homeland Security; The Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction to Homeland Security; National, Homeland and Human Security: Conceptual Development, Globalization and Risk; Ideological Rehabilitation: A Necessary Component of the Counterterrorism Strategy in Singapore; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-33316-8

1-61499-047-6

OCLC:

812179140