Trends in Terrorist Detection Systems

Koc-Menard Sergio
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Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2009, vol. 6, issue 1, 15

Abstract: Industrialized countries face the challenge of spotting international terrorists at points of entry and homegrown terrorists on their borders. This paper reviews the development of detection programs since 9/11 and identifies three emerging trends that, it argues, will shape the security environment in North America in the years to come. The first trend is a move away from evidence-based detection to rule-based discovery. The second trend is a move away from the observation of actual behaviour to the analysis of electronic records. The third trend is a move away from national discovery systems to multinational structures. The paper will explain each of these three trends and briefly explore their implications for individual privacy.

Keywords: terrorist detection; pattern recognition; technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1474

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