Behavior Detection Officer Case Study

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Situations TSA employees could conduct exploitation TSA employees can conduct exploitation techniques on observable data collected from sources such as people, objects, emanations, and records. People- HUMINT intelligence can be collected by subject matter experts. Behavior Detection Officers (BDOs) can transfer firsthand knowledge to other sources such as TSA Inspectors, law enforcement officers, TSA canine officers, and TSA supervisors. Example: BDO’s notice unusual behavior of a passenger waiting in the queue line for document verification. BDO’s reached their threshold of checks and order a search of property and the passenger. The passenger still exhibits unusual behavior after screening and boards the plane. BDO’s order the passenger’s seat to be searched and discover a knife concealed under the seat. Law enforcement officers are notified and take the passenger into custody and begin a conspiracy investigation. The FBI and Homeland Security Investigators are also called in to conduct investigations and transfer intelligence to state and local fusion centers. Objects- IMINT intelligence can be …show more content…

Methods include: Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) of passenger’s hands and property, Bottle Liquid Scanner (BLS) for all oversize liquids that meet exemption requirements such as medicines, X-ray technology to screen for organic and inorganic masses in luggage that could be part of an IED or other components such as an initiator, Advanced Imagery Technology (AIT) body scanners to search for hidden prohibited items under a passenger’s clothing. Millimeter waves produce anomaly images on the AIT equipment for TSA officers to perform screening measures on, Walk Through Metal Detectors (WTMDs) search for prohibited metal objects like guns and knives, and Biometrics to confirm fingerprints for international

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