Airline Passenger Security Screening

Airline Passenger Security Screening
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1996-06-19
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0309175852

This book addresses new technologies being considered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for screening airport passengers for concealed weapons and explosives. The FAA is supporting the development of promising new technologies that can reveal the presence not only of metal-based weapons as with current screening technologies, but also detect plastic explosives and other non-metallic threat materials and objects, and is concerned that these new technologies may not be appropriate for use in airports for other than technical reasons. This book presents discussion of the health, legal, and public acceptance issues that are likely to be raised regarding implementation of improvements in the current electromagnetic screening technologies, implementation of screening systems that detect traces of explosive materials on passengers, and implementation of systems that generate images of passengers beneath their clothes for analysis by human screeners.

Brokering Access

Brokering Access
Author: Mike Larsen
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2012-08-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0774823240

Access to information (ATI) is widely regarded as a fundamental democratic right. Yet in Canada there still exists a struggle between the public’s quest for accountability and our government’s culture of secrecy. Drawing together the perspectives of social scientists, journalists, and ATI advocates, Brokering Access explores the policies and practices surrounding access to information at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. This groundbreaking volume is the first of its kind to promote the idea that ATI should be used as a critical research strategy. It is a vital resource for scholars, policy makers, journalists, and anyone who is concerned about access to information and its effect on all Canadians.

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1484
Release: 2002
Genre: Legislation
ISBN:

Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House."

Aviation Security

Aviation Security
Author: Cathleen A. Berrick (au)
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2006-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781422307878

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1460
Release: 2001
Genre: Legislation
ISBN:

Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House."

Aviation security efforts to measure effectiveness and strengthen security programs

Aviation security efforts to measure effectiveness and strengthen security programs
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2003
Genre:
ISBN: 1428939067

TSA has implemented numerous initiatives designed to enhance aviation security, but has collected limited information on the effectiveness of these initiatives in protecting commercial aircraft. Our recent work on passenger screening found that little testing or other data exist that measures the performance of screeners in detecting threat objects. However, TSA is taking steps to collection data on the effectiveness of its security initiatives, including developing a 5-year performance plan detailing numerous performance measures, as well a implementing several efforts to collect performance data on the effectiveness of passenger screening-such as fielding the Threat Image Projection System and increasing screener testing.

Screening Partnership Program

Screening Partnership Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Transportation Security
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2012
Genre: Aeronautics, Commercial
ISBN:

A Legal Guide to Homeland Security and Emergency Management for State and Local Governments

A Legal Guide to Homeland Security and Emergency Management for State and Local Governments
Author: Ernest B. Abbott
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2005
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590315934

This book provides a number of windows into homeland security and emergency management law - covering both the basic structure of the homeland security and emergency management system and presenting detailed analysis of specific areas (such as applying for federal preparedness funds, negotiating intergovernmental agreements, applying for disaster assistance, and managing the impact of catastrophic events).

Knives, box cutters, and bleach

Knives, box cutters, and bleach
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2004
Genre: Airline passenger security screening
ISBN: