Simulating for real: The why and how of security drills at the security checkpoint

Stephanie Walter, Franziska Hofer, Zoé Dolder and Signe Maria Ghelfi-Waechter
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Stephanie Walter: Applied Scientist, Zurich State Police — Airport Division/Research and Development, Switzerland
Franziska Hofer: Founding Member of the Research and Development Group, Zurich State Police — Airport Division/Research and Development, Switzerland
Zoé Dolder: Research and Development Group, Zurich State Police — Airport Division/Research and Development, Switzerland
Signe Maria Ghelfi-Waechter: Senior Researcher in the Research and Development Group, Zurich State Police — Airport Division/Research and Development, Switzerland

Journal of Airport Management, 2021, vol. 15, issue 2, 147-159

Abstract: Work at the airport security checkpoint is challenging because threat situations, for which security officers are primarily trained, happen rarely. It is therefore of high importance to raise awareness and have constant concentration. This paper analyses the work of a security officer with regard to psychological mechanisms and gives recommendations for quality-control programmes. This paper presents a new training concept, namely security drills, which are covert training cases embedded in real-life settings. Security drills build a bridge between training and testing integrated in a psychologically safe environment and create the opportunity for individual reflection. The paper introduces this training approach and gives recommendations on what to consider when developing new quality-control programmes.

Keywords: airport security; quality control; practical training; decision-making; security drills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 R4 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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