Homeland security : a reference handbook / Michael C. LeMay.
Material type: TextSeries: Gale eBooks | Contemporary world issuesPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]Copyright date: 2018Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 376 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781440854101
- KF4850 .L46 2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology.
This book discusses the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and efforts to protect the U.S. from international terrorism. It covers precursor events and laws from 1965 to 2000 which set the stage for the 2002 law that established the Department of Homeland Security, and the problems associated with homeland security policy. Also addresses major units and agencies within the department, provides excerpts and summaries of data, and lists key secondary sources.
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