9/11 and the future of transportation security / R. William Johnstone.
Author/creator |
Johnstone, R. William, 1953- |
Other author/creator | National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006. |
Description | ix, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
Subject(s) |
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Variant title | Nine eleven and the future of transportation security |
Variant title | September 11 and the future of transportation security |
Contents | The 9/11/01 systems failure of civil aviation security -- The pre-9/11 aviation security system -- Attributes of the security system -- The 9/11 hijackings -- Transportation security today -- Response to 9/11 -- The new organization of transportation security -- The current state of transportation security -- Where do we go from here? -- "Looking back to look forward:" the post-9/11 policy failure of transportation security -- Key questions, hard choices -- Principles for action -- Reassessment and a test -- Priorities -- Appendix A: Transmittal letter and recommendations of 9/11 Commission Aviation and Transportation Security staff -- Appendix B: 9/11 public discourse project, report on the status of 9/11 Commission recommendations, part I: homeland security, emergency preparedness and response. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-209) and index. |
LCCN | 2006004354 |
ISBN | 0275990753 (alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780275990756 |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | HE194.5.U6 J64 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |