Captures the interdisciplinary realities that the public face, and the means in which a risk balance is evident in the security decisions made to deal with crime, terrorist activities and environmental disasters.

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One: The Centrality of Security Security Matters Risk Positions Approaching Security Modelling Security Studying Security from Many Perspectives Conclusion Notes to Chapter 1 Chapter Two: Values and Choices in Constructing Security The Values of Security The Invention of Risk Society The Context of Risk Society Applying Risk Society to Risk Balance Culture and Messages About Security Judging Hazards, Threats, and Risks Experts Routines, Experts, and Trust Types of Resources Security From What? Security for Whom? Conclusion Notes to Chapter 2 Chapter Three: Crime and Security How Much Crime and How Can It Be Addressed Policing and Crime Risk Protecting the Public: Community Policing and Intelligence-Led Policing Who Polices Whom? Security Against Crime Profiling Offenders Profiling Victims Assessing Crime Information Profiling Routines, Spaces, and Places Preventing Crime? Crime Events and Risk Balance Conclusion Notes to Chapter 3 Chapter Four: Modern Terrorism Terrorism and Security Who Are the Terrorists and What Threat Do They Pose? Globalization Who "We" Are Intelligence: Information and Knowledge "We Have Some Planes..." Dealing With Vulnerability Identification of Vulnerability and Vulnerability-Producting Mechanisms Raising Awareness of Vulnerabiity Accurate Information Readiness and Response Conclusion Notes to Chapter 4 Chapter Five: Landscapes of Security: Health and the Environment The Physical Landscape: Health In Sickness and in Health Jurisdiction and Spillover Effects Brakes and Accelerators in the Local and Global Health Environments Terrorist Events as Health Events Summary The Physical Landscape: The Environment Defining Environmental Security Power and Knowledge The Blurry Boundaries Between Natural, Man-Made, and Other Disasters The Evolution of Disaster The Evolution of Hurricane Katrina The Mitigation Stage The Preparedness Stage The Response Stage The Recovery Stage The Complications of Hurricane Katrina Vulnerable Risk Positions Communication Breakdowns Failed Leadership Summary Conclusion Notes to Chapter 5 Chapter Six: The Stages of Risk Balance and Security Preparedness and Readiness Insurance Crisis Drills and Table Top Exercises: Imagining Dire Consequences Cross-Agency Cooperation Response First Responders and Victims Leadership in Response The Media and Response Coordination Recovery and Prevention Litigation Goverment Compensation Returning to Normal: Re-Establishing Routines Conclusion Notes to Chapter 6 Chapter Seven: Concluding Thoughts Becoming Secure: What Have We Learned? Establishing Security Practical Steps to Security Principle 1. Choise Principle 2. Decision-Making Principle 3. Cooperation Principle 4. Planning Principle 5. Institutional Learning Principle 6. Communication Concluding Thoughts Note to Chapter 7 References Suggested Readings Index About the Authors