SPOT test plan trains TSA agents to look at for strange behavior
The Transportation Security Administration has the responsibility of balancing two competing forces - security of air travel and customer service. The brand new Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques program is attempting to streamline security a bit. Ideally, the program is meant to cut down on how several hand-checks have to be completed. The GAO has, however, questioned how scientifically good and accurate these SPOT checks might be. Resource for this article - TSA SPOT program will focus on behavior detection in airports by Newsytype.com.
SPOT plan launches in Boston Logan International Airport
The new Transportation Security Administration security plan is being tested in the Boston Logan International Airport as of Tues. Both officer training and effectiveness will be included for the next 60 days. The SPOT plan relies on something relatively basic - a conversation. Security officers have conversations with travelers. They check ID and boarding passes at the same time. As reported by the TSA site, "security officers are screening travelers for involuntary physical and physiological reactions that people exhibit in response to a fear of being discovered." Some of these criteria consist of things such as walking too quickly or acting nervous.
SPOT racism
The SPOT program was done by the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA looked at programs in other countries first. Several people are mad about the idea of racism in the program. It is built in, in the programs in other countries. Being Arab is enough to get extra screening in Israel. The Transportation Security Administration indicates that the agency is trying to cut individual biases out of the system:
Referrals are based on specific observed behaviors only, not on one's appearance, race, ethnicity or religion.
The Transportation Security Administration has been testing the SPOT plan in airports since 2003, but the Boston Logan International Airport is the first full-scale test of the system.
The accuracy SPOT will display
In a recently released report, the Government Accountability Office questioned the scientific basis of the SPOT program. The office did not specifically say that the SPOT program had no scientific basis at all, but it questions the length of time Behavioral Detection Officers (BDOs) can carefully and closely observe passengers and make sound safety decisions. The GEO report goes even further. It said that "no other large-scale security screening program based on behavioral indicators has ever been rigorously scientifically validated." In hopes of answering a question or two, the SPOT plan is in the Boston Logan International Airport.
Information from
GAO Report
Transportation Security Administration Politico
CNN
The Transportation Security Administration has the responsibility of balancing two competing forces - security of air travel and customer service. The brand new Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques program is attempting to streamline security a bit. Ideally, the program is meant to cut down on how several hand-checks have to be completed. The GAO has, however, questioned how scientifically good and accurate these SPOT checks might be. Resource for this article - TSA SPOT program will focus on behavior detection in airports by Newsytype.com.
SPOT plan launches in Boston Logan International Airport
The new Transportation Security Administration security plan is being tested in the Boston Logan International Airport as of Tues. Both officer training and effectiveness will be included for the next 60 days. The SPOT plan relies on something relatively basic - a conversation. Security officers have conversations with travelers. They check ID and boarding passes at the same time. As reported by the TSA site, "security officers are screening travelers for involuntary physical and physiological reactions that people exhibit in response to a fear of being discovered." Some of these criteria consist of things such as walking too quickly or acting nervous.
SPOT racism
The SPOT program was done by the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA looked at programs in other countries first. Several people are mad about the idea of racism in the program. It is built in, in the programs in other countries. Being Arab is enough to get extra screening in Israel. The Transportation Security Administration indicates that the agency is trying to cut individual biases out of the system:
Referrals are based on specific observed behaviors only, not on one's appearance, race, ethnicity or religion.
The Transportation Security Administration has been testing the SPOT plan in airports since 2003, but the Boston Logan International Airport is the first full-scale test of the system.
The accuracy SPOT will display
In a recently released report, the Government Accountability Office questioned the scientific basis of the SPOT program. The office did not specifically say that the SPOT program had no scientific basis at all, but it questions the length of time Behavioral Detection Officers (BDOs) can carefully and closely observe passengers and make sound safety decisions. The GEO report goes even further. It said that "no other large-scale security screening program based on behavioral indicators has ever been rigorously scientifically validated." In hopes of answering a question or two, the SPOT plan is in the Boston Logan International Airport.
Information from
GAO Report
Transportation Security Administration Politico
CNN