FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR DEFENSE AGAINST HIJACKINGS

• NCJ Number: 30231
• Journal: AVIATION, SPACE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE Volume: 46 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 423-427
• Author(s): J T DAILEY; E W PICKREL
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Aerospace Medical Association
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DISCUSSION OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH HAS MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM FOR DEFENSE AGAINST HIJACKERS.

Abstract

TODAY'S BOARDING GATE DEFENSES HAVE A LEADING ROLE IN THAT PROGRAM, BUT THEY WERE REJECTED UNTIL CREATION OF THE BEHAVIORAL PROFILE MADE SELECTIVE RESEARCH FEASIBLE. METAL DETECTORS NOW MAKE SEARCHES OF ALL TRAVELERS PRACTICAL BUT WITH INCREASING INVOLVEMENT OF BOARDING GATE EMPLOYEES, SO A BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM IS USED TO MONITOR THEIR PERFORMANCE. EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT SOME PERSONS HAVE PENETRATED BOARDING GATE DEFENSES, SO ANOTHER REQUIREMENT WAS FOR IN-FLIGHT DEFENSES. FLIGHT PERSONNEL HAD DEFEATED SOME PAST HIJACKERS, SO A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS OF PAST HIJACKINGS WAS USED TO IDENTIFY TACTICS FOR IN-FLIGHT DEFENSE. THESE WERE INCORPORATED INTO TRAINING PROGRAMS AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL U.S. AIRLINES, MANY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND FOREIGN AIRLINES.