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Van Brunschot and Kennedy capture the interdisciplinary realities facing public security today, and the means in which a risk balance is evident in the secruity decisions made to deal with crime, terrorist activities and environmental disasters.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Van Brunschot, Erin Gibbs
Other Authors: Kennedy, Leslie W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©2008.
Subjects:
Emergency management > United States.
Crime prevention > United States.
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
Risk > Sociological aspects.
Risk management.
Risk Management
Gestion du risque.
Gestion des situations d'urgence > États-Unis.
Terrorisme > États-Unis > Prévention.
Risque > Aspect sociologique.
risk management.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
Risk management
Crime prevention
Emergency management
Risk > Sociological aspects
Terrorism > Prevention
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The centrality of security
  • Values and choices in constructing security
  • Crime and security
  • Modern terrorism
  • Landscapes of security: health and the environment
  • The stages of risk balance and security.

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