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Title:
US airport security / Margaret Haerens and Lynn M. Zott, book editors.
Author:
Haerens, Margaret.

Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969-
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2013]
Call Number:
HE9797.4 .S4 U82 2013
ISBN:
9780737760415
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Does airport security work? Airport security measures are ineffective and overpriced / Charles C. Mann ; Airport security is critically important and vastly underrated / Marc A. Thiessen ; Airport security strategies have the wrong focus / Patrick Smith ; Airport security has improved since 9/11 / Rick Seaney ; True airport security requires rational and effective US foreign policy / Tom Englehardt ; Airport perimeter security must be strengthened / Daniel Kaufmann -- Are passenger screening policies effective? Passenger screening policies are effective, safe, and respectful of privacy / John S. Pistole ; Passenger screening policies violate privacy and do not ensure security / Noah Shachtman ; Passenger screening policies are efficient and worthwhile / Marcia DeSanctis ; Passenger screening policies are misguided and ineffective / John C. Wohlstetter ; The transportation security administration's intrusions undermine security / Rand Paul ; The passenger screening system protects Americans' civil rights and civil liberties / Robin Kane and Lee Kair ; Passenger screening policies violate religious modesty / Josh Nathan-Kazis -- Should profiling be used as a security strategy? Profiling should be used as a security strategy / Richard A. Epstein ; Profiling is not an effective security strategy / Sam Fulwood III ; US airport security should be modeled on the Israeli approach / Stephanie Gutmann ; The Israeli approach to airport security may not be appropriate for the United States / Pierre Atlas ; The United States should employ a more intelligent, risk-based profiling strategy / Jonah Goldberg ; The US government focuses more on political correctness than on protecting its citizens / Thomas Sowell ; Investigation and intelligence are more effective than profiling and invasive screening practices / Bruce Schneier -- What ongoing issues affect airport security? Privatizing airport screening would improve security and efficiency / Nick Schulz and Arnold Kling ; Privatizing airport screening would threaten security / Joe Lieberman ; Airport screener selection and training must be improved to ensure national security / William John Cox ; The Transportation Security Administration is incompetent and should be disbanded / Anthony Gregory ; The No Fly List does not enhance security and should be abolished / Steve Chapman ; Allowing airport screeners to collectively bargain would weaken security / James Sherk.
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