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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795613203321

Autore

Redden Shawna Malvini

Titolo

101 pat-downs : an undercover look at airport security and the TSA / / Shawna Malvini Redden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln, Nebraska : , : Potomac Books, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-64012-362-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

363.28/760973

Soggetti

Aeronautics, Commercial - Security measures

Airports - Employees - Safety measures

Aeronautics, Commercial - Passenger traffic - Security measures

Terrorism - Prevention

Airports - Security measures

Airports - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Going undercover in airport security -- From the Golden Age of flying to security theatre in ninety days flat: How September 11, 2001, changed airport security forever -- "My House, My Rules": On stereotypical transportation security officers -- Fear and loathing in airport security: On stereotypical passengers -- Is that a salami in your purse? (Or are you happy to see me?): On contraband confiscation -- "One Shoe, Two Shoes, Red Shoes, Blue Shoes": On shoe removal -- No crying over stolen shampoo: On liquids and gels -- Naked scanners are for perverts: On advanced imaging technology -- Meeting resistance: On enhanced pat-downs -- Risk-based security and other things that are good in theory -- Even pilots have pat-downs, sometimes: Flight crew tales -- On the front lines with "Screener Joe": On ideal transportation security officers -- Lemmings and sheeple: On ideal passengers -- Nice TSOs finish last: On mindful transportation security officers -- The traveling unicorn: On mindful passengers -- Traveling with identity baggage: How intersecting identities make security more difficult -- Conclusion: What an undercover look at airport security



reveals about communication, emotion, and identity.

Sommario/riassunto

"101 Pat-Downs traces the history of airport security since September 11, 2001, introducing assorted "characters" of airport security, from passengers who check their brains with their baggage to TSA agents who break the stereotypes"--