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Risk revolution : the threats facing America & technology's promise for a safer tomorrow
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- Creator
- Derek V. Smith
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- Language
- English
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- Atlanta, GA : Longstreet Press, 2004
- Physical Details
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- xiii, 256 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 1563527340, 9781563527340
- OCLC
- ocm55625881
- Includes index.
- pt. I. Today's uncertain world -- 1. An uneasy nation -- 2. Criminals in our communities and companies -- 3. Assault on personal identity -- 4. Bad guys coming out of the woodwork -- pt. II. Ties that bind -- 5. New ways of thinking -- 6. Fatal connections -- 7. Solving crimes -- 8. Enemies inside our gates -- pt. III. The promise of biometrics -- 9. The one and only you -- 10. Life in the fast lane -- 11. The power to protect -- 12. Securing our borders -- pt. IV. The DNA revolution -- 13. "We could have stopped him" -- 14. DNA 101 -- 15. Cold hits bring justice -- 16. "This is going to be huge" -- 17. "I couldn't even spell DNA" -- 18. Freeing the innocent, convicting the guilty -- pt. V. Guidelines for using technology responsibly -- 19. What we need are decision rules -- 20. Rules in the real world -- 21. A national discussion on privacy -- pt. VI. A call to action -- 22. Reducing risk in everyday life -- 23. Stopping dangerous doctors -- 24. Targeting sex offenders -- 25. Finding missing children -- 26. Empowering the individual -- pt. VII. A big picture perspective -- 27. The limits of technology -- 28. The roots of conflict -- 29. The information storm -- 30. The genie in the bottle