title: The United States Department of Homeland Security: An Overview (Pearson Criminal Justice)
author: CW Productions Ltd.
description: <b>The United States Department of Homeland Security: An Overview, 2E </b>is the single source to help you understand the Department of Homeland Security. It provides a comprehensive overview of the Departments history, mission, organization, and programs designed to reduce Americas vulnerability to attack and quickly recover from disaster.
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  PRAISE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
  
  on Eleven (Brandon Fisher FBI series) “I spent thirty-eight years with a major
  police department in Missouri, fifteen of which were in the homicide section.
  I also had numerous dealings with the FBI throughout my career, mostly bank
  robbery, interstate shipment thefts, and a few kidnappings. Eleven kept my
  interest piqued throughout… Loved it.”
  
  –Richard Bartram, Sergeant (retired), St. Louis Metropolitan Police
  Department, St. Louis, MO
  
  “I am a forty-year veteran of police work. All local, no Fed. Eleven was a
  great read. All the descriptors and nomenclature were spot on.”
  
  –Joe Danna, Police Officer, Katy Independent School District Police
  Department, Katy, TX
  
  “Very good! I worked as a police officer for eleven years and with the Federal
  Bureau of Prisons for twenty-two. I have also dealt with the FBI.”
  
  –Richard Smith, Facilities Development Manager (retired), Federal Bureau of
  Prisons, Central Office, Washington, DC
  
  “A great poli