Airport Screening Is Needed but Is It Ethical?

Running Head: Airport Screening

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Airport Screening Is Needed But Is It Ethical? Pamela Peer Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Types of Airport Screening Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Behavioral Detection Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Full-Body Scanner Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 X-Ray Machine Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Special Screening Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Child Screening Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Airport Screening

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Abstract

There are a variety of issues surrounding the process of airport screening conducted by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA). This is an overview of the issues involved with the screening process to determine if it is an ethical procedure for our safety and the safety of the airplanes or if the process is unethical and if it could be completed in a different manor to expedite the process for a safer and ethical process for all involved. Discussed in this overview of airport screening are the topics of full body scanners, behavior detection, racial...