Situations TSA employees could conduct exploitation TSA employees can conduct exploitation techniques on observable data collected from sources such as people, objects, emanations, and records. People- HUMINT intelligence can be collected by subject matter experts. Behavior Detection Officers (BDOs) can transfer firsthand knowledge to other sources such as TSA Inspectors, law enforcement officers, TSA canine officers, and TSA supervisors. Example: BDO’s notice unusual behavior of a passenger waiting in the queue line for document verification. BDO’s reached their threshold of checks and order a search of property and the passenger. The passenger still exhibits unusual behavior after screening and boards the plane. BDO’s order the passenger’s seat to be searched and discover a knife concealed under the seat. Law enforcement officers are notified and take the passenger into custody and begin a conspiracy investigation. The FBI and Homeland Security Investigators are also called in to conduct investigations and transfer intelligence to state and local fusion centers. Objects- IMINT intelligence can be …show more content…
Methods include: Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) of passenger’s hands and property, Bottle Liquid Scanner (BLS) for all oversize liquids that meet exemption requirements such as medicines, X-ray technology to screen for organic and inorganic masses in luggage that could be part of an IED or other components such as an initiator, Advanced Imagery Technology (AIT) body scanners to search for hidden prohibited items under a passenger’s clothing. Millimeter waves produce anomaly images on the AIT equipment for TSA officers to perform screening measures on, Walk Through Metal Detectors (WTMDs) search for prohibited metal objects like guns and knives, and Biometrics to confirm fingerprints for international
One of the first new pieces of technology the TSA introduced were better screeners. A new screener known as AIT or Advance imaging technology has been created to counteract items that may have been hidden from site or...
Since 9/11 there have been nine major security changes at airports. The most important changes are the liquid ban, which bans liquids more than 3.4 ounces from being on an airplane and the body-scan machines along with the enhanced pat downs. (Seaney 1)l/ The body scan machines are x-ray machines that scan the person for anything that could be used as a weapon. Enhanced pat downs are violating to some people as they do not like their private areas searched for weapons. But these pat downs are necessary to detect, find, and remove weapons that a TSA (Transportation Security Administration) agent cannot see with their own eyes. The last important change worth mentioning is that all special items including laptops, tablets, E-readers, and all electronic items have to be checked for explosives and other threats. These changes as well as other minor regulations for passengers give the TSA an extra line of defense while screening air travelers.
Mental retardation or suspects with low intelligence quotients (IQ) are easily manipulated by police comments and interrogation tactics. Those suspects usually do not understand the law or the consequences of a confession. They may want to please the police officer by being accommodating or agreeable. They may just wa...
The Behavioral Assessment System for Children, Second Edition was written by Cecil R. Reynolds and Randy W. Kamphaus. The BASC-2 was published in 2004 by Pearson. The manual is currently priced at $102 and can be purchased online. The BASC-2 is qualified under level B. This means that it may be purchased by an individual with a master’s degree in psychology, education, occupational therapy, social work, or any field closely related to assessment and formal training it the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation. AN individual who has certification in a professional organization that requires training and experience in the area of assessment. An individual who has a degree or license to practice in the healthcare field. Lastly an individual with formal, supervised training specific to assessing children.
The airport full body scanners “costs about $170,000 a unit” so that shows you that the airports are willing to spend millions of dollars to prevent another attack. These scanners present a three dimensional image of your body so the operator can see what objects are under your clothing. “In Tulsa, people will have to stand facing the scanner and raise their hands. Faces are blurred. In a separate monitoring area, pictures are evaluated.”3 People were complaining that the scanners were revealing to much of their body to the operator so “The TSA no longer uses the backscatter scanners that produced near-naked images of
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The importance of the TSA in security can be seen on a daily basis, even though this security comes at a price. Majority of the time the lines move smoothly and delays are caused by passengers who rush and fail to follow the rules. This week alone 37 Firearms were discovered, of the 37 firearms, 34 were loaded and 15 had rounds chambered. (Transportation Security Administration, 2014) These are dangers items that we don’t know the intent of the passengers. If you look back at the events of 9/11 lesser weapons (box cutters) were used by the hijackers to take over the plan, fear is a powerful tool. The TSA has used multiple detection systems which assist with detection of these items which include but not limited to body scanners, chemical scanners (which detection gun power ingredients), metal detectors ...
As a response to the 9/11 attacks, one would expect that the TSA would improve airport security. In reality, it's just security theater. Originally, the use of metal detectors and luggage x-rays in airport security checkpoints was enough. However, on December 25, 2009, an inbound international flight was the target of an attempted bomb plot. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab got past security screening and successfully boarded the plane with explosives packed in his underwear. He nearly succeeded in detonating the bomb, but the detonation didn't go as planned and passengers overpowered him before he could fix the detonation[0]. As a result, the TSA increased the use of full-body scanners to replace metal detectors. Before the 2009 attack, there were only 40 full-body scanners in use across 19 airports. After the attack, the government planned to have over 1000 machines in use by the end of 2011. However, the expensive machines are ineffective. In 2010, TV personality Adam Savage unintentionally managed to get two 12" long razor blades through security[1]. In 2011, an undercover TSA agent was able to successfully pass through the scanners with a handgun in her underwear, repeatedly[2]. The TSA is clearly incapable of creating a truly safe airport checkpoint, and is becoming less effective the longe...
It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I write to you today to express my intentions towards my future endeavors once graduating from your humble establishment with a degree in applied behavioral analysis. My intentions are to graduate from Saint Joseph 's University with a degree in applied behavioral analysis, then to proceed onto the next step in my career as a behavior specialist councilor, where I can help families through creating concrete goals and plans and models to measure these goals, as well as to ensure that parents are supplied with the resources required and an efficient team to help them.
Since the terrorism attack happened on September 11th 2001, many countries have realized the significance of this serious security issue, and they have begun to crack down on terrorism, and are actively participating in anti-terrorism cooperation for strengthening national security. Scientists have developed technology and research into high performance safeguards. Some fundamental safety equipment is used at the airports for checking out hazardous materials among the passengers. The full body scanner is a typical example being used at airports for safety inspections, and it shows the newest airport security technology. It mainly uses the x-ray or the millimeter-wave for scattering through and reflecting objects on the body. After scanning, the information will be sent to a computer, and “naked images” will be shown on the screen (Eaton, 2009).
The process of using behavioral evidence left at a crime scene to make inferences about the offender, including inferences about personality characteristics and psychopathology, is called criminal profiling. Around the country, several agencies rely on the minds of criminal psychologists to lead them in the right direction in finding the correct offender. Criminal profiling provides investigators with knowledge of the appearance and behavior of a potential criminal. Criminal profilers are primarily employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, most commonly known as the FBI. (Walker)
transforming raw data acquired covertly into descriptions, explanations, and judgments for policy consumers” (236). The first part is gathering information or data from a variety of sources such as results from interrogations, walk ins to United States Embassies and other sources the analyst receives. The process continues with verifying the reliability of the information...
Intelligence collection and apprehension of criminals have occurred for many years; however, with the exception of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, these actions were performed by different organizations. Nonetheless, roles and responsibilities have changed since the attacks on September 11, 2001. Intelligence-led policing and the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing program were incorporated, and fusion centers were established to help gather intelligence from different levels of the government. Although law enforcement at the local, state, and tribal levels aid in intelligence collection, it is important to ensure that intelligence gathered to protect national security and law enforcement intelligence are kept separately. Even though law enforcement operations can strengthen intelligence operations and vice versa, complications can arise when the two actions are combined. Government agencies must also ensure that sensitive and secret information does not leak or is not compromised when sharing intelligence. Therefore the purpose is to describe intelligence and law enforcement operations, discuss the expectations of prevention and punishment, and discuss the benefits and consequences of combining law enforcement and intelligence operations.
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September 11, 2001 opened the eyes to people showing the treat of terrorism, and the important role airport security plays in the safety of people’s lives. Airport security developed as a result. However, recent tries of terrorist attacks showed use that good is not good enough, and more should be done to better the security system. As technology progresses worldwide, so should the technology and procedures in airports. It should always change so that we are a step ahead of terrorist. Although airport security is an inconvenience, its importance surpasses all of our grumble.