Large efforts are made in order to enhance human factors in airport security, but one very important area, namely covert or infiltration tests, are often neglected. Covert tests are most important not only for quality control and risk analysis, but also for training purposes, such as for example the training of appropriate reactions in dangerous situations. Therefore, conducting covert tests at airports is a very useful approach for assessing the effectiveness of the security control and offers a possibility to uncover weaknesses in the security process by simulating the case of emergency. Its main benefit is the high ecological validity almost unparalleled by other methods. The present scientific exploratory applied study is one of the first of its kind worldwide, which analyses the results of covert tests collected at a large European airport over a period of fourteen calendar months. Statistical analyses were performed using Mann-Whitney u-tests, chi-square tests and binary logistic regression analysis. Results will focus on differences in detection performance between different test objects and different places of concealment. Additional factors included in the analyses will be time taken for pat-down search, sex, age, work experience, as well as the security officer's reaction to weapon detection. Methodological problems will be discussed and suggestions made for further research in this area.


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    Title :

    Covert testing at airports: exploring methodology and results


    Contributors:
    Wetter, O.E. (author) / Hardmeier, D. (author) / Hofer, F. (author)


    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 20 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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