Canada’s Airport Security
Marvin Mati
Jake Davis
PSI 203 0LA
October 15, 2015
Word count: 937
Research Proposal on Canada’s Airport Security
Throughout the history of aviation, criminals and terrorists have used airports and aircraft to orchestrate various forms of unlawful activities. Examples as such, criminals using general or commercial aviation to smuggle goods and drugs, or terrorists and special interest groups using aviation to garner geopolitical attention. In the mentioned cases, aviation has provided a platform for expedient distribution channels for drug peddlers, criminals, and a public stage for terrorists and special interest groups. Aviation is imperative to sustain the economic existence of world commerce,
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What is the current state of airport security? Reports of any cases of security breaches should be addressed in this case. How does airport security prepare for anticipated security breaches? The aim here would be to investigate whether the airport security teams are reactive or proactive. What the various security protocols carried out? This would be to investigate whether passengers, airline personnel, airport personnel, and luggage undergo security checks.
Research Strategies and Arguments
To answer the above questions, an array of reports by an organization that are in charge of security matters in Canadian airports will be reviewed. In addition, Books, news articles and research studies will also be used in the course of the current research. The sources give information pertaining to the current state of airport security, how airport security personnel handles security matters and the various security protocols employed in Canadian airports. The research will include past instances of airport security breaches that may have occurred in Canadian airports. It will also include the disaster preparedness of Canadian airports and also make recommendations as to how the Canadian airport authorities can enhance
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This book gives real-life examples of terrorist activities that have occurred in the aviation industry in the United States dating way back to February 2000. The book contains information pertaining; International Civil Aviation Security Program, the 9/11 attacks and contemporary threats to aviation security.
Benny, D. (2012). General aviation security. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
The book’s author is a board certified security manager; Certified Protection Professional, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Confidentiality Officer, a pilot (owns a Cessna C-172) among numerous other certifications. He is well versed with matter regarding the aviation industry and particularly in matters security. The book contains comprehensive information on general aviation airports, physical security in the airport environment and security threats to general aviation.
Sweet, K. (2004). Aviation and airport security. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice
ABSTRACT: Terrorists were very active long before September 11. This essay reviews the 1988 downing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland and the March 1995 gas attack in the Tokyo subway. The results of these terrorist acts, who carried them out, how they were carried out, and what can be done in the future to prevent such incidents from happening again are all investigated.
This paper describes our nation and the worlds mindset about airline terrorism before 9/11 and airline terrorism today. This remains a very real and deadly subject even though we don’t have as many incidents occurring at this moment in time. Still the potential for countless lives being lost in an aircraft accident from the actions of a terrorist or terrorist organization is still very real and innocent families across this nation and abroad remain the targets. Additionally, it will show that the security measures in place at airports prior to 9/11 were far less adequate, than today, and personnel responsible for airport security at the gates and throughout were either poorly trained or not trained at all when it came to hijackers and terrorist. This paper will also identify the extensive security measures, rules and training that have been put into place, which helped to curtail acts of terrorism onboard airliners.
a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes or in their offices – secretaries, businessman and women, military and federal workers. Moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings fires burning, huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet unyielding anger.
At many airports across the country, passengers are sharply greeted with the hassle and headache generated by the long security lines. Many travelers complain of the continuing list of rules they have to observe and how they seem to get persistently worse. The government’s solution to the hassle and headache is full-body scanners. The government claims these full-body scanners are faster to go through versus the traditional metal detector, detect weapons and bombs easier, and reduce the stress of the long security lines. In the past, airport security has not been fully successful in protecting the country from terrorists. As a result, many terrorists without being detected are escaping and are free to pursue their assault on America. Having full-body scanners will allow for less time in security, easier detection of terrorists, and will help to protect the United States.
As the blood trickled down the flight attendant’s neck, they all prayed that they wouldn’t die. A dark skined man headed toward the front of the plane to claim his next victim. He slowly pressed the cold, red blade of a knife into the pilot’s neck. Many of those who saw screamed. They all knew, then, that they would die. Passengers felt the plane take some wild turns and they realized that they had turned around. Not long after this occurred to four planes, every single passenger died. Terrorists had taken over planes in America. Four planes, nineteen terrorists, and almost 3,000 dead people later, the United States of America has been changed forever.
The evolution of airport security would evolve over time just as airline safety. There would be a series of unfortunate events that would affect the way all airports operated. Prior to these events passengers would simply show up with their luggage and ticket and get on the plane, no screening or baggage checks were conducted. The FAA and the Federal Government had taken many steps by passing numerous pieces of legislation to address aircraft safety to reduce the number of accidents; however aircraft security was never addressed in all previously passed legislation. As the number of air travelers increased year by year, so did the potential for crimes against the airlines. These crimes included aircraft bombing and hijackings.
Before the dreaded day of September 11, 2001, a person or persons flying could be escorted to their gate by family members and loved ones. The thought that a gun would or could be brought on board of an airplane and used as a means to hijack an airplane never crossed a passenger’s mind. Isaac Yeffet said, “After Lockerbie, everyone thought; now we’ve learned the lesson of how to be proactive instead of being reactive. Unfortunately, September 11 came and we know the result. Thousands of people lost their lives. Security totally failed, not at one airport, at three different airports around the country.” Due to the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the United States government decided airport security needed to be updated and become more stringent. These updates included a formation of TSA and Sky Marshalls, tighter security measures, and policy changes.
Elias, Bartholomew. "Aviation Security: Outlook." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 2 May 2014.
Over the years the men and women that risk their lives by boarding planes under a false identity to protect us have been called many things. The names range from simple, “Sky Marshal” to more complicated “Civil Aviation Security Liaison Officers.” No matter what they have been called through the years one thing has always stayed the same. The United States Federal Air Marshals have always been a group of our finest law enforcement officers that give up the luxury traditional police work to sit next to crying babies and old talkative ladies all day. They do this with one goal in mind, to keep the airways safe for private citizens to enjoy the luxury of travel. “The history of the air marshals is closely rooted with the history of hijackings and bombings targeting commercial aircraft. Some of the bombings and hijackings throughout history had more of an impact than others on Federal Air Marshal tactics, manpower and security procedures. These events and the responses of those in civil aviation and the US government are essential to understand the need for air marshals as a last line of defense.” (Biles, 2013) With the rise of crime in the aviation sector the US government has gone to the Federal Air Marshals more times than not for protection of its citizens. It has not always been easy for them and they have not had the best funding around but as you will see throughout this paper, The US Federal Air Marshals have always answered when called upon.
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011 prompted the world to reevaluate and drastically modify airport and airline security. “Four targets had been chosen, all iconic American buildings that would send a clear message of the depth of their hatred for the United States. All four planes crashed, killing all on board—terrorists, crew members, and passengers, along with hundreds who were killed inside the structures, on the ground, and the men and women who ran into collapsing buildings in an effort to try and save others” (Smutz 1). As Jason Villemez said “the decade after the 9/11 attacks reshaped many facets of life in America” (Villemez 1). Before the attacks, people did not think that large scale hostility towards innocent people in our country was remotely possible. Ever since that fateful moment, citizens in America are on their toes every day worrying about another attack happening. United States citizens have had to adapt and change in response to this fear of further terrorist assault on our country. One of the ways they have adapted is by changing their means of security concerning airline travel.
Department of Justice arrested members of a terrorist group planning to attack jet fuel pipelines and storage tanks at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York (Parfomak, 2012). According to TSA Pipeline Security Guidelines (2011), a risk-based corporate security program should be established and implemented by each pipeline operator to address and document the organization’s policies and procedures for managing security related threats, incidents, and responses. Procedures have been implemented to ensure pipeline safety through TSA such as ensuring sufficient resources, assigning a qualified primary and alternate staff member to manage the corporate security program, providing TSA with the 24/7 contact information, developing and maintaining a cyber/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition security plan, or incorporate cyber/SCADA security measures in the corporate security plan, implementing appropriate threat level protective measures upon of an applicable National Terrorism Advisory System alert, and notifying TSA or all security incidents by phone or e-mail as soon as possible (TSA Pipeline Security Guidelines,
Over 3,000 dead, two skyscrapers in the middle of New York City destroyed along with a portion of the Pentagon, and four airliners crashed by an attacking force of only 19 militant Islamic radicals (9-11 Attacks, n.d.). The results of that day illustrate how important it is to secure our airports and ensure that passengers are being adequately screened to prevent any further attacks using such devastating tactics. It is therefore imperative that each airport facility managers analyses their airport’s situation and makes the best decision for its safety and security.
The Transportation Security Administration was formed as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act after the attacks of 9/11. It was created to oversee security for highways, railroads, buses, mass transit systems, airports, and water ports. The majority of the TSA efforts, however, are airport security. This organization is responsible for screening passengers and baggage prior to being loaded onto commercial planes. Since its inception, there have been many issues in regards to the TSA and its inspectors. The following are items of airport security controversies within TSA. These controversies involve police organizational issues and administrative challenges for criminal justice administrators. This paper will discuss how a potential
The event that took place on the September 11, 2001 remains one of the worst terrorist atrocities that the United States of America and the entire world have ever experienced. Following this specific event, the aviation industry has made numerous efforts to enhance their approach of security. Given the important role that the transport industry plays in the community from an economic and social among other perspectives, it is necessary for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to enhance their security efforts. The main objective of this essay is to present a discussion that discusses whether or not the airport security has improved in a measurable way since September 11, 2001. There is also a need
Living in the twenty-first century, we believe everything is supposedly safe. Almost thirteen years later after the life-changing 9/11 terrorists attacks, more than ever has security been a number one priority. Are the appropriate precautions being taken to protect people as they fly? People are now afraid to do anything that will cause suspicion and became an inconvenience to others when they are going through the protocol at airports. Fears of revolutionary time were limited because of the simplified modes of transportation. Planning and taking precautions were not something people took time to think about as Thomas Paine indicates “to pass from the extremes of danger to safety-from the tumult of war to the tranquility of peace.” (Paine 1) While time has past since Paine’s inspirational words were written, people have become flustered about the overwhelming hassle they have to endure to just to board a plane but what is consistent is the fact that something is being done to protect the people.