Efficient aviation security : strengthening the analytic foundation for making air transportation security decisions /

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In the decade since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, aviation security has remained a policy area at the forefront of the national policy agenda. Al-Qa'ida has maintained its focus on the U.S. aviation system, and a number of attempted attacks on aircraft have been thwarted in the suc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Jackson, Brian A., 1972- (Author), LaTourrette, Tom, 1963- (Author), Chan, Edward Wei-Min, 1970- (Author), Lundberg, Russell (Author), Morral, Andrew R. (Author), Frelinger, Dave (Author)
Corporate Author: RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2012.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Aeronautics > Security measures > United States.
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
Aéronautique > États-Unis > Sécurité > Mesures.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
Terrorism > Prevention
Aeronautics > Security measures.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the goal of efficient security
  • The problem to be solved: aviation terrorism risk past, present, and future
  • The costs of security can depend on what is being protected-and security can affect its value
  • The benefits of security depend on how different security measures work together
  • The benefits of security depend on how it shapes adversary choices: the example of the Federal Air Marshal Service
  • The benefits of security depend on tradeoffs between intended and unintended consequences: the example of a Trusted Traveler Program
  • Can the benefits of security be estimated validly?
  • Conclusion: efficient security in a time of fiscal pressure.

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