£51.30
Publication Date:
10 Aug 2009
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing US
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Description
When it comes to airline security, there is nothing more important than getting people to their destinations safely. Transportation security is also a key component in the overall mission of protecting the nation against terrorist attacks. But airline security is a tricky goalhow do you achieve acceptable levels of security at a reasonable cost and without unduly inconveniencing passengers or invading their privacy? That's exactly what this book is about. Experts examine the latest thinking and analyze the latest research on air passenger security, discuss current practices, and show how technology can solve myriad problems. The book will, in short, help keep us all safer when flying.
Contents
Part I I Chapter 1 Protecting Airline Passengers: An Overview Paul Seidenstat Part II Prior to Boarding Chapter 2 Insecure Flight: Broken Boarding Passes and Ineffective Terrorist Watch Lists Christopher Soghoian Chapter 3 Aviation Security: At Risk from Practical Drift? Simon Bennett Chapter 4 Screening on the Ground, Security in the Sky Kwang Eui Yoo Chapter 5 Behavior and Security Mark G. Frank, Carl J. Maccario, and Venugopal Govindaraju Chapter 6 Rethinking Aviation Security Screening Mark B. Salter Part III In-Flight Chapter 7 Preparing for In-Flight Security Threats Lori J. Brown Chapter 8 Federal Air Marshals: The Last Line of Defense Paul Seidenstat Part IV Systems Analysis and Innovation Chapter 9 ARMOR Software: A Game-Theoretic Approach to Airport Security James Pita, Manish Jain, Fernando Ordonez, Christopher Portway, Milind Tambe, Craig Western, Praveen Paruchuri, and Sarit Kraus Chapter 10 Airport Security System Design: Passenger Flow Analysis and Simulation Modeling Jomon Aliyas Paul, Li Lin, Rajan Batta, and Colin Drury Part V Policy Issues Chapter 11 Improving Security for Fliers Thomas L. Jensen Chapter 12 Modeling Airport Security Regulations Yves Ledru Chapter 13 Current Issues in Aviation Security Narayanan Srinivasan and Shreemen Prabhakaran Chapter 14 Airport Security: Time for a New Model Robert W. Poole, Jr. Appendix Technical Application: Command and Control via Futuristic Positioning Systems Seyed A. (Reza) Zekavat and Hui Tong Index
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