Introduction The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was established in November of 2001 after President George Bush signed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (“Mission,” 2014). It was this act that required 100 percent of baggage and personnel be checked before being loaded on planes across the country. These are just two of the 20 layers of security that TSA must conduct in every transportation hub within the United States (Nemeth, 2013, p.409). Since TSA has been established, TSA has often been labeled a reactive agency that gives little thought to its practices. This statement holds some truth but also some false allegations. To identify the proactive measures and reactive measures within …show more content…
It is through this office that the TSA is able to identify new threats and methods of delivery to make changes and upgrades to detect these threats. Another key proactive program that the TSA has implemented would be the Canine explosive detection unit. The Canine explosive detection teams are always changing their routines and patterns to be random in their actions. Creating an unpredictable atmosphere for anyone trying to smuggle in or plant a bomb or bomb-making materials through an airport, train station, or harbor. Areas in which the TSA acts more reactively can be found in the lack of input into the PARIS system, PARIS system is a comprehensive system that tracks security breaches (Rogers, 2012, p.4). Currently, there is not a comprehensive oversight program that ensures all security problems are imputed into the PARIS system. Making it an unreliable resource to run trend analyzes on security breaches and in turn impedes efforts on improving security (Rogers, 2012, p.4).
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The TSA has a system similar to this called the Integrated Database, the problem with the TSA’s database is there is no mandate or requirement for misconducts and corrective actions to be reported. Because of this lack of recording it is hard to tell exactly how many cases have occurred but the Government Accountability Office estimates from 2010 -2010 there have been over 9000 cases of employee misconduct (United States, 2013, p.4). Employee Misconduct has ranged from officers stealing items from traveler’s baggage, sleeping while on duty, and by passing the screening process for the bags for family members. Since the Office of Inspector General (OIG) researched these cases the pressure was put on the TSA to tighten down on their employees. TSA then carried out training for supervisors and officers in charge on how to properly report and administer sanctions on employees who break standard operating procedures (United States, 2013,
“In 2001, airline security was minimal and was the responsibility of the airline. Passengers were asked a few questions by ticket agents before they passed through checkpoints with metal detectors that were calibrated to sound an alarm for anything larger than a small caliber handgun. If an alarm did sound, security at the checkpoint would use a hand wand to scan the passenger again to determine what had set off the alarm. Bags were simply passed through an x-ray machine.... ...
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.
After the fear of terrorism grew in the United States do to the Al Qaeda 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the US Government found a need for a centralized department that umbrellas all other agencies when it comes to homeland security. The U.S. Government found this umbrella agency with the passage of the Homeland Security Act by Congress in November 2002, the Department of Homeland Security formally came into being as a stand-alone, Cabinet-level department to further coordinate and unify national homeland security efforts. (Homeland Security) With the creation of the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the government had a pinpoint location for the collection and gathering of intelligence, control of policies that effect national security, and a no fail mission. The Department of Homeland Security started to engulf other agencies and created many more, a total of 22 agencies now fall under the DHS. The DHS is control of all areas that deal with national security which included but are not limited to coastal and boarder protection, domestic terrorism, international terrorism, protection of the American people, protection of key infrastructure, protection of key resources and respond to natural disasters.
“What time should we leave? Two hours in advance? Three? Four?” Millions of people ask these questions each year before boarding a plane. Between driving, security, walking to the gate, and getting settled, boarding a plane exhausts travelers. But out of all of these different activities, one frustrates and restrains travelers the most: TSA security. People ask why they need all this security, complain about the inconvenience it causes, and ultimately annoys people to no end. Created after 9/11, Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, nationalized airport security, increased screening duration, and supposedly increases security on flights. However, statistics say these added security measures never come to fruition and potentially cost more lives than they save.
The Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration, the Homeland Security Advisory System and the National Terrorism Advisory System all stem from the events of September 11, 2001. These systems and departments were put into to place to improve the safety of the American people. As I have stated previously, no system is perfect but we can sure strive to be.
The Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act, also known as the STEP Act has been challenged with criticism. During the 1980s California’s high level of gang activity created concern in the local communities. Due to the high concern legislations began being written. The STEP Act, although concerned with a reduction in gang crimes began perceived by many as applied disproportionately against minorities.
After the events of 09/11/2001 the Department of Homeland security was founded and within the department fell a new agency known as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA was instructed to secure all modes of transportation and they committee was instructed that they wanted to see result soon. Additionally the Aviation and Transportation Security Act required the screening of passengers, cargo and luggage for explosives as the primary priority. Even though the TSA is charged with the transportation security the primary focus has been Airport security. Long lines, arriving two hours early to your flight are all after effects of improved security. Are these security measures worth the waits and inconvenient or should things go back to the way they were prior to 9/11. The true question is what is worth your piece of mind when your family and friends are flying to see you, domestically and international?
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 U.S. Government has spent more than $7.6 trillion on defense and homeland security since the 9/11 attacks” (“National Priorities Project” 2011). According to Alycia B. Taylor, CPO and Sara Steedman, “The need for security and how it was going to be implemented was top priority.” In other words, the united states was mainly worried about how safe the country and the people in the country were. The airline industry was the fastest to upgrade their security methods, since the planes that crashed into the twin towers were hijacked by terrorists. Their main goal was to make people safe while flying. This involves better background and luggage checks. Personal security has also increased as well. Overall, security in the United States after the attacks of 9/11 has become stronger and is still increasing
Immigration and Customs Enforcement often referred to as I.C.E is an elite agency under the branch of Homeland Security formed in 2003 in response to the attacks on 9/11. ICE has two major components, Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations. It is also the second largest law enforcement organization in the United States, second only to the FBI. ICE was created when merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. ICE has over twenty thousand employees in offices all over the U.S. and in forty seven foreign countries, about seven thousands of these employees are special agents. ICE has only one field office in New Jersey, located in Newark but it has nearby offices in Philadelphia and New York City. ICE has six detention facilities in New Jersey. A few of them are: Bergen County Jail, Monmouth County Correctional Institution, and Essex County Correctional Facility. Currently ICE doesn’t have a director, but the assistant director is Daniel Ragsdale and Chie...
Kemp, R. L. (2012). Homeland Security in the USA: Past, present, and future. Journal Of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 6(1), 25-31.
The Office of Homeland Security has many functions that it will perform to ensure the safety of the...
Over the course of the history of the United States of America, the country has had struggles with its own borders and the protection of those borders. Illegal immigration is a big problem and the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and cash over our borders into our country has evolved into a bigger problem. The United States has over seven-thousand miles of border to cover each day. That is quite a bit of land, but the only problem with this is there is a lack of manpower to cover every single mile of border. The US shares its borders with Canada and Mexico. All along these borders are small communities and cities that are occupied by US citizens. This means that these cities and communities require the protection of our Homeland Security Agency.
The Highway Administration Program was concerned with the repair of the worn out roads in the country during the winter period. This owed to the falling of snow on the roads that made activities such as driving and transportation very difficult to the citizens of the country.
The following memorandum written by a director of a security and safety consulting service discusses a critical issue effecting business in our economy today, that of employee theft. "Our research indicated that, over past six years, no incident of employee theft have been reported within ten of the companies that have been our clients. In analyzing the security practices of these ten companies, we have further learned that each of them requires its employees to wear photo identification badges while at work. In the future, we should recommend the uses of such identification badges to all of our clients." The issue of employee theft is a broad problem and has different labels to identify it, shrinkage for the retail industry and hidden profit loss in the technology sector are serval examples of common terms used for employee theft. The author of this memorandum presents several data points and suggests one recommendation to effect the issue of employee theft based on a sampling of the client population.