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AIR PIRACY - IS IT TIME TO RELAX OUR SECURITY (FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS REVIEW, 1974 BY JON S SCHULTZ AND JON P THAMES - SEE NCJ-30751)

NCJ Number
30753
Author(s)
S B ROSENFIELD
Date Published
1974
Length
38 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE EFFECTS AND SUCCESS OF PRE-BOARDING AIRCRAFT SECURITY MEASURES, THE HIJACKING PROBLEM IN 1974, AND THE PROSPECTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON COUNTERMEASURES AND SANCTIONS.
Abstract
WRITTEN APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER PRE-BOARDING METAL DETECTORS WERE STARTED TO BE USED, THE ARTICLE REPORTS THAT NO HIJACKINGS HAD TAKEN PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS STARTED. THE DETERRENT EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUNISHMENT ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE MOTIVATIONS OF HIJACKERS. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS IS PRESENTED. THE AUTHOR, PERCEIVING THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AS TOOTHLESS, BELIEVES THE UNITED STATES CAN BEST PROTECT ITS INTEREST UNILATERALLY. BILATERAL PACTS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.