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Agricultural Safety

Agro Terrorism

• Stinson, T.F., Kinsey, J., Degeneffe, D., & Ghosh, K. (2007). Defending America's Food Supply Against Terrorism: Who is Responsible? Who Should Pay,Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm & Resource Issues. 1st Quarter, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p67-71, 5p.

• Fleischacker, S. (2007). Food for Thought to Terror: The Legal Issues Surrounding Agro terrorism. San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review, 16, 79.



• Fuji, R. (2001, November 12).  California Experts, Farmers, Debate Risk of Agricultural Terrorism. The Record.

• Lane, J.(2005, July 20). Agro-Terrorism Preparedness, FDCH Congressional Testimony.

Biological Attack

Bio Terrorism

• Kellman, B. (2008, May/June). Bioviolence: A Growing Threat. Futurist,Vol. 42 Issue 3, p25-30.

• Tucker, P. (2008, May/June).  Scenario “Dark Winter”: A Simulated Bioattack. Futurist,Vol. 42, Issue 3, p29.


• Buckeridge, D.L., Frank, J., Owens, D. K., & Switzer, P. (2006, December) Evaluating Detection of an Inhalational Anthrax Outbreak. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, Issue, 12.


• Mayer, L. (2007, April). Immunity for Immunizations: Tort Liability, Biodefense, and Bioshield II. The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford Law Review, 59.
• (2006) Simulation: From Initial Diagnosis to Three Days After. Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 38, 479.

• Gottron, F., & Shea, D. A. (2004, April 23). Small-scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons. Congressional Research Services, p1, 89p.

Cyber Terrorism

• Grow, B., Epstein, K., & Tschang, C. (2008, April 21). The New E-spionage Threat. Business Week.
  
  
• Brenner, S. (2007). At Light Speed: Attribution and Response to Cyber Crime/Terrorism/Warfare. Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology.

Debris/ Environmental Issues

• Seidemann, R. M., Terrell, M. K., & Matchett, C.D. (2007, July). How Do We Deal with This Mess? A Primer for State and Local Governments on Navigating the Legal Complexities of Debris Issues Following Mass Disasters. University of Miami Law Review, 61, 1135.

Emergency Management Agency Response

State and Local Collaboration

• Raths, D. (2008, April). Sharing Data in a Crisis-State and Local Groups Work on Interoperability. KM World,Vol. 17, Issue 4, p16-29.

Federal Government's Role

• Kent, E.F. (2006). Where's the Cavalry? Federal Response to 21st Century Disasters. Suffolk University Law Review, 40,p 181.

Pre Disaster Mitigation Plan

• Carr, T.L. (2007). A Study of Local Governments Participating in the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program and Populations Served. Journal of Homeland Security. Vol. 4, Issue 2, p1-34, 36p.

Emergency Management Planning

• Jones, V.A., & Keyes, K.E. (2008, Mar/Apr). How to Develop an Emergency Management Plan. Information Management Journal, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p52-56, 5p.

• Hall, M. (2008, March). Emergency Situation.Computerworld, Vol. 42.

Flood

• Klein, C., & Zellmer, S. (2007). Mississippi River Stories: Lessons from a Century of Unnatural Disasters. SMU Law Review Association, 60, 1471.

Homeland Security Standards

• Nicholson, W.C. (2006). Seeking Consensus on Homeland Security Standards: Adopting the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System. Widener Law Review, 12, 491.

Hospital Infrasture

• Preston v. Tenet Healthsystems Memorial. Med. Ctr., Inc., No. 07-30132 Summary Calendar, Consolidated with No. 07-30160, United States Court of Appeals For the Fifithe Circuit, 485 F.3d 804; 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 9465, April 25, 2007, Filed.
  
  
• Williams, V. J. (2007). Fluconomics: Preserving Our Hospital Infrastructure During and After a Pandemic. Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law and Ethics, 99.

Improvised Explosive Devices

• Grogger, S., & Kress, J. (2008). Domestic, IED Threat. JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly, 48, p 66-69, 4p.
  
  
• Brown, J., Coble R, & Chase E.J. (2008). Radiological Events in the Homeland. JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly; 48, p61-65, 5p.
  
  
• Ninicic, D. J. (2005, August). The Challenge of MaritimeTerrorism: Threat Identification, WMD and Regime Response. Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 28, Issue 4, p619-644, 26p.

                                                                                         
Local Government Attorney Role in Emergency Management                                                                                        

• Jarret, J.G., & Lieberman, M.L. (2007). When the Wind Blows: The Role of the Local Government Attorney Before, During, and in the Aftermath of a Disaster. Local Government Law Symposium: Stetson Law Review, 36, 293.

                                                                                         
Military's Role in Emergency Response Management                                                                                        

• Osborne, W. A. (2006, December). The History of Military Assistance for Domestic Natural Disasters: The Return to a Primary Role for the Department of Defense in the Twenty-First Century. Army Lawyer, 1.

• Ligatti, C. (2006). The Legality of American Military Troops Engaging in Domestic Law Enforcement in the Event of a Major Terrorist Attack. New England Law Review, 41, 199.

Pandemic Flu

• Daubert, M. A. (2007, January). Pandemic Fears and Contemporary Quarantine: Protecting Liberty Through a Continuum of Due Process Rights. Buffalo Law Review, 54,1299.

• Ahle, H. (2007). Anticipating Pandemic Avian Influenza: Why the Federal and State Preparedness Plans are for the Birds. DePaul Journal of Health Care Law, 10, 213.

• Smith, N. (2007). Due Process and the Pandemic. New Hampshire Bar Journal, 48, 47.

• O’Leary, P. (2006). Combating Nature's Insurgency: Tamiflu and Vaccination in the Fight Against Avian Influenza. Michigan State University College of Law Journal of Medicine and Law, 10 Med. & Law 469.

• Parmet, W.E. (2006). Unprepared: Why Health Law Fails to Prepare Us for a Pandemic. Health & Biomedical Law Society Journal of Health & Biomedical Law, 2, 157.

Public Safety

• Martin, K.L. (2007, April). Sacrificing the End of the Means: The Constitutionality of Suspicious Subway Searches. William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, 15, 1285.

Terrorism

• (2007). The Prevention and Prosecution of Terrorist Acts: A Survey of Multilateral Instruments. The Record of The Association of The Bar of the City of New York, 62.

Vulnerable Populations

• Barratt,J. (2007). International Perspectives on Aging and Disaster. Generations, Vol. 31 Issues 4, p57-60.