Homeland Security: An Introduction

This textbook-written by experts in the field-delivers a comprehensive, systematic introduction to homeland security Throughout the course of the book, particular emphasis will be placed on three paradigm shifts in homeland security: the new role of so-called big data analytics for risk assessment in homeland security decision-making; emerging understandings of the homeland security enterprise, a term used by practitioners to describe whole-of-government efforts to manage natural and man-made threats; and the growing recognition of how international affairs can influence and shape domestic security considerations.