Homeland/Transportation Security Administration. 3 credits

Catalog description

Examines the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the vulnerabilities of the aviation security system at that time, reasons why elected leaders and officials did not act more decisively to improve security before 9/11, and the policy and administration responses to the 9/11 attacks, including the creation of the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security. Includes the development of radical Islam and the rise of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda.Offered by Schar Public Policy/Admin. May not be repeated for credit.