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Airport Security: Procedures in Secured Areas for TSA and Private Security

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This entry explores security procedures in secured areas of airports and how governmental and private sectors intersect. Procedures in airport security have to address threats in public/nonpublic areas, in perimeter airfield locations, and within terminals. Often the private sector, with governmental oversight, screens passengers, employees, baggage, and cargo in both secured and non-secured areas of the airport. Therefore, this entry will examine how both governmental and private security sectors regulate SIDA badge areas, credentialing systems, airport access control, airfield patrol functions, and perimeter security in secure areas of airports.

Introduction

Pre 9/11, private industry fulfilled a more substantial role in commercial transport security as airlines and airports relied solely upon private security contracts. Two months after 9/11, Congress enacted the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107-71. This created the Transportation Security...

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  1. Centre for Advanced Policing Studies, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

    Heather A. Panter

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  1. Dept of Security, Fire & Emergency Mgmt, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA

    Lauren R. Shapiro

  2. Dept. of Security, Fire & Emergency Mgmt, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA

    Marie-Helen Maras

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Panter, H.A. (2019). Airport Security: Procedures in Secured Areas for TSA and Private Security. In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_2-1

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