Full Description
Uniting the best of Michael Fagel and Jennifer Hesterman's books in the fields of homeland security and emergency management, the editors of this volume present the prevailing issues affecting the homeland security community today. Many natural and man-made threats can impact our communities—but these well-known and highly respected authors create order from fear, guiding the reader through risk assessment, mitigation strategies, community EOC planning, and hardening measures based upon real-life examples, case studies, and current research in the practice.
As terrorist attacks and natural disasters continue to rock the world, Soft Targets and Crisis Management emphasizes the vulnerability of soft targets like schools, churches, and hospitals, and presents the methodology necessary to respond and recover in the event of a crisis in those arenas.
Features:
Based on ASIS award-winning texts
Provides a multi-faceted look at crisis management principles
Offers community-specific examples for diverse locales and threat centers
Includes up-to-date case studies on soft target attacks from around the world
A must-read for security, emergency management, and criminal justice professionals, Soft Targets and Crisis Management: What Emergency Planners and Security Professionals Need to Know is a crucial text for practitioners seeking to make the world a safer place for others.
Contents
Foreword
J. Howard Murphy
Preface
Chapter One: Soft Targets
Jennifer Hesterman
Chapter Two: The Psychology of Soft Targeting and Our Unique Vulnerability
Jennifer Hesterman
Chapter Three: Soft Target Hardening 101
Jennifer Hesterman
Chapter Four: The Common-Sense Guide for the CEO
Michael J. Fagel
Chapter Five: Planning for Terrorism
Michael J. Fagel
Chapter Six: Developing a Planning Team
Michael J. Fagel
Chapter Seven: Developing an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
Michael J. Fagel
Chapter Eight: Exercises: Testing Your Plan and Capabilities in a Controlled Environment
James A. McGee
Chapter Nine: ICS/EOC Interface
Michael J. Fagel
Chapter Ten: EOC Management During Terrorist Incidents
Michael J. Fagel
Chapter Eleven: Emergency Management and the Media
Randall C. Duncan
Chapter Twelve: Deterring and Mitigating an Attack
Jennifer Hesterman
Chapter Thirteen: Soft Target Threat Assessment: Schools, Churches, and Hospitals
Jennifer Hesterman
Chapter Fourteen: Soft Target Threat Assessment: Malls, Sporting Events, and Recreational Venues
Jennifer Hesterman
Chapter Fifteen: Hospital Business Continuity
Linda Reissmann and Jacob Neufeld
Chapter Sixteen: Soft Targets, Active Shooter and Workplace Violence
Lawrence J. Fennelly and Marianna A. Perry
Chapter Seventeen: Sport Venue Emergency Planning
Stacey Hall
Chapter Eighteen: Special Events
Patrick J. Jessee
Chapter Nineteen: Coordinated Terrorist Attacks and the Public Health System
Raymond McPartland and Michael J. Fagel
Chapter Twenty: Hardening Tactics at Global Hotspots
Jennifer Hesterman
Chapter Twenty-One: Developing Strategies for Emergency Management Programs
S. Shane Stovall
Chapter Twenty-Two: Soft Target Planning
Michael J. Fagel and S. Shane Stovall
Chapter Twenty-Three: Beyond the Response—The July 7 London Bombing—A First-Person Account
Gary Reason
Chapter Twenty-Four: Infrastructure Protection: The Fusion Center's Role
Vince Noce
Chapter Twenty-Five: Complex Coordinated Attacks
Howard Murphy
Chapter Twenty-Six: Violent Attacks and Soft Targets
Rick C. Mathews
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Soft Target Cybersecurity—The Human Interface
Michael J. Fagel, Erin Mersch, and Greg Benson
Afterword
Roland Calia
