Aviation and Airport Security
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Aviation and Airport Security

Terrorism and Safety Concerns, Second Edition

Kathleen Sweet

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Aviation and Airport Security

Terrorism and Safety Concerns, Second Edition

Kathleen Sweet

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The Definitive Handbook on Terrorist Threats to Commercial Airline and Airport SecurityConsidered the definitive handbook on the terrorist threat to commercial airline and airport security, USAF Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Sweet's seminal resource is now updated to include an analysis of modern day risks. She covers the history of aviation security

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9781439894736
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Forensic Science
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. About the Author
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1. The Aviation Industry: A National Security Asset
  7. Chapter 2. The Historical Hijacking Threat and Government Response: A Persistent Problem
  8. Chapter 3. International Solutions and Reactions
  9. Chapter 4. Growth and Change: Aircraft As Missiles
  10. Chapter 5. Terrorism: The Roots Remain
  11. Chapter 6. International Major Counter- Terrorism Units, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Agencies — The Best Defense
  12. Chapter 7. Screening — The Last Line of Defense
  13. Chapter 8. Private Security Personnel versus Transportation Administration Security Personnel—Increased supervision?
  14. Chapter 9. Metal Detectors, X-Ray Inspection, Explosive Detection, and Trace Detection Devices: Will the Public Tolerate the Intrusion?
  15. Chapter 10. Cargo Security: A Loose End
  16. Chapter 11. Security and the Rules of Law — A Slippery Slope
  17. Chapter 12. Foreign Airport Security: Comparison of U.S. Law and Foreign Domestic Law-Lessons Learned
  18. Chapter 13. Technological Improvements: Some Intrusive, Some Not
  19. Chapter 14. Airport Operator Concerns and Other Safety and Security Issues: The Foundations of Security
  20. Chapter 15. Access Controls, Perimeter Security: Another Foundation
  21. Index
  22. Back cover