An Introduction To Homeland Security: A Compilation and Commentary on Key Doctrine and Policy
Developing college curriculum is an arduous task. Teaching within the curriculum model is even more problematic without adequate resources. Having many years of pragmatic leadership experience within a chosen profession is a solid foundation for any teaching endeavor. Experience, however, is only one of the core ingredients of preparation. Undoubtedly, resource materials play a huge role in the teaching process.  Having the distinct honor of creating program curriculum in an emerging academic discipline, I have encountered the challenge of developing course materials with limited or basic resources. In particular, the lack of commonality and agreement of even the essential components comprising the Homeland Security academic discipline has been frustrating to say the least. Although it is true that text and reference materials can approach even the same subject matter from differing perspectives, it is uncomforting to see the lack of consistency among these efforts. It is for this reason I have compiled this reference. I use the term "compiled" because I did not formulate these models. I did not design these standards. I did not create these topics.  However, I did bring together these works in a very unique way. A way in which tells a story, the story of homeland security. Each of these noteworthy government documents has been chosen for its unique content. The government, in particular the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has done an extraordinary job in developing many of the systems, concepts, and schemes used in actual practice today. DHS has been a true leader on many educational fronts. Educating the United States, its citizenry, and the world about terrorism has been no small undertaking. DHS should be commended for developing these resources, and sharing them in a thorough and judicious fashion. I would like to thank DHS for providing the resources that made this project possible.