NCJ Number
130330
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 58 Issue: 6 Dated: (June 1991) Pages: 43-44
Date Published
1991
Length
2 pages
Annotation
The basis mission of the civil aviation security function of the Federal Aviation Administration is to prevent or deter the introduction of weapons and explosives aboard commercial passenger-carrying aircraft.
Abstract
This is done by integrating people, equipment, and procedures into an international system that consists of intelligence analyses (intelligence network function), threat assessments (inspection and operations function), and the development and inspection of effective measures to reduce risk (regulatory function). The agency's continuously expanding role in aviation security is evidenced in its increased staffing levels. Aviation-related attacks in 1985 prompted the agency to double its inspector work force from 200 to 400 within 1 year. By the end of 1991, the agency should have over 800 inspectors; and by 1992 the number of inspectors should exceed 1,000. By the end of 1991, Federal security managers will be assigned to 18 of the Nation's largest airports, where they will be responsible for the receipt and dissemination of intelligence information, contingency planning, and coordination of resources during a terrorist incident or threat. The development of effective countermeasures also involves research and development designed to produce explosive-detection equipment, concourse security, and systems development and integration.