Practical aviation security : predicting and preventing future threats / Jeffrey C. Price, MA, Jeffrey S. Forrest, PhD.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Overview of the aviation industry and security in the post 9-11 world -- Aviation security and responding to threats -- Aviation economics -- Aviation security funding -- Aircraft operations -- Airline management -- Airline economics -- Airports -- Airport ownership and operation -- Agencies and organizations -- 2. Crime and terrorism in aviation : a retrospective -- Historical context on acts of air terror -- 1990-2001 : a false sense of security -- September 11, 2011 -- Post-9/11 attacks -- 3. Policies and procedures : the development of aviation security practices -- International Civil Aviation Organization -- U.S. aviation policies -- Federal Government takeover of the screening process -- International aviation policies -- 4. The role of government in aviation security -- Transportation security regulations -- How regulations are changed -- Intelligence and intervention -- Domestic and regional aviation security -- 5. Commercial aviation airport security -- Challenge of commercial airport security in the United States -- Airport security coordinator -- Airport security program -- Access control systems -- Incident management -- Security tools and considerations -- 6. Introduction to screening -- Evolution of screening in the United States -- Screening under the Transportation Security Administration -- Screening checkpoint operations and design -- Screening : terminal operations and profiling -- 7. Passenger and baggage screening -- Screening passenger and carry-on baggage -- Screening checked baggage -- Special issues in screening -- 8. Commercial aviation aircraft operator security -- Airline security : historical context -- Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program -- Title 49 CFR Part 1544 Aircraft Operator Security : air carriers and commercial operators -- Law enforcement operations related to airline security -- Aircraft security requirements -- airline employee safety -- Foreign aircraft operations -- 9. General aviation airport security -- Securing general aviation -- How 9/11 changed general aviation -- GA airport security best practices -- State of GA Security -- Helicopter security -- Training for GA airport security and law enforcement personnel -- Alien flight student program -- Flight school security awareness training -- Maryland-3 -- Aircraft security under general operating and flight rules -- Agricultural aircraft security -- Corporate aviation security -- DCA Access Standard Security Program -- 10. Air cargo security -- Terrorism and crime in air cargo -- Nature of air cargo -- Known shipper program -- Government Accountability Office on Air Cargo -- Aviation Security Advisory Committee : air cargo -- Summary of TSA rulemaking -- Unknown shippers and the U.S. mail -- title 49 CFR Part 1548 Indirect Air Carrier Security -- Certified cargo screening program -- current air cargo security measures and issues -- 11. The threat matrix -- Existing threats : aircraft bombings, aircraft hijackings, and airport attacks -- Emerging convention threats -- Emerging asymmetrical threats -- Counterterrorism : terrorism defense planning -- 12. Security operations -- Aviation policy strategies -- Security management systems -- Airport crimes -- Airport policing strategies -- Policing general aviation -- Professional security officers -- Red teaming.

This is a complete guide to the aviation security system, from crucial historical events, to the policies and policy makers and the major terrorist and criminal acts that have shaped the procedures in use today, to the tip-of-the-spear technologies that are shaping the future. This text enables the reader to enter airport security or other aviation management roles with the proper knowledge to immediately implement the necessary security programs, to meet international guidelines and to responsibly protect their facility or organization, no matter how large or small. Using case studies and practical security measures in use at airports all over the world, readers learn the effective methods and the fundamental principles involved in designing and implementing a security system. This text covers commercial airport security, general aviation and cargo operations, threats and threat detection and response systems as well as international security issues. While not perfect, the aviation security system is comprehensive and requires continual focus and attention to be able to stay a step ahead of the next attack.