scholarly journals Through a Scanner Quickly: Elicitation of P3 in Transportation Security Officers Following Rapid Image Presentation and Categorization

2015 ◽  
pp. 348-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Trumbo ◽  
Laura E. Matzen ◽  
Austin Silva ◽  
Michael J. Haass ◽  
Kristin Divis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transportation Security ◽  
Security Officers ◽  
Image Presentation

Examining Predictors of Visual Search Success in Transportation Security Officers and Behavior Detection Officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1308-1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall D. Spain ◽  
Jerry W. Hedge ◽  
Jennifer K. Blanchard
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Search Performance ◽  
Behavior Detection ◽  
Transportation Security ◽  
Security Officers ◽  
And Behavior

Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and Behavior Detection Officers (BDOs) are an integral part of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) multilayered security program. Both officers are required to visually search their environments for prohibited items and cues that might be indicative of a threat. The purpose of this project was to identify factors that predicted the visual search success of these officers. A simulated visual search task was completed by 375 TSOs and BDOs, along with a battery of surveys designed to measure individual differences in personality traits, abilities, hobbies, and spatial ability. Results showed that TSOs and BDOs were highly accurate in their searches but that TSOs searched images faster than BDOs without sacrificing accuracy. Additional results showed that the strongest predictors of visual search accuracy were search speed and search consistency, but spatial ability emerged as a significant predictor for TSOs and frequency of video-game play emerged as a significant predictor for BDOs. Additional traits were also correlated with search performance but did not emerge as significant predictors in our regression models. Practical implication and directions for future research are discussed.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Aptitude Alignment Job Role Study (JRS) for Travel Document Checker (TDC) Position

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1441-1444
Author(s):  
Kristopher Korbelak ◽  
Jeffrey Dressel ◽  
Emily Sanders ◽  
Jenny LaFreniere ◽  
Anson Carter
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Individual Difference ◽  
Vigilance Task ◽  
Security Screening ◽  
Job Roles ◽  
Transportation Security ◽  
Security Officers ◽  
Transportation Security Administration ◽  
Job Role

The current study investigated individual differences and their relationship to performance while fulfilling the Travel Document Checker job role at security screening checkpoints. It is part of a larger effort to understand variability in performance across different job roles that Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) routinely fulfill. Vigilance, task-focused coping and avoidance-focused coping explained the most variance in counterfeit detection. Future efforts should validate these findings and determine individual difference characteristics that are meaningful predictors of performance across other checkpoint job roles.

scholarly journals Determining the Optimal Time on X-Ray Analysis for Transportation Security Officers

2015 ◽  
pp. 825-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Speed ◽  
Austin Silva ◽  
Derek Trumbo ◽  
David Stracuzzi ◽  
Christina Warrender ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Time ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transportation Security ◽  
Security Officers

Examining the Effects of Facial Expression and Image Presentation on Mood

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Radwan Omary ◽  
Madeline Maeloa
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expression ◽  
Mood Induction ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Slight Effect ◽  
Mood Change ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Priming Effects ◽  
Image Presentation ◽  
Image Rating

Existing research shows that “pleasant” or “unpleasant” moods can be primed by presenting participants with “pleasant” or “unpleasant” images (Avero & Calvo, 2006), and that stronger priming effects are induced by images as opposed to text (Powell et al., 2015). However, no previous research shows whether or not mood induction effects may differ based on image presentation format. Therefore, the present work aimed to test this hypothesis, by presenting participants (N = 145) with either standalone or grouped images, displaying either positive or negative facial expressions. We found that both facial expression and image presentation had a significant effect on participants’ average ratings of the emotional valence of the images, including a significant interaction effect. However, only facial expression had a significant effect on mood change. We found a slight correlation (r = .298) between image rating and mood change, suggesting that image presentation may have a slight effect on mood change that was unable to be observed in this small-scale study.

Classroom Cops, What Do the Students Think? A Case Study of Student Perceptions of School Police and Security Officers Conducted in an Hispanic Community

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 264-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Brown ◽  
Wm. Reed Benedict
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Predominantly Hispanic ◽  
Security Officers ◽  
Hispanic Community ◽  
School Police ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Perceptions Of School

Although the number of police officers serving in schools has escalated in recent years, few studies of student perceptions of school police have been conducted. This study presents an analysis of data on student perceptions of school police officers and school security officers which were obtained from surveys administered to a sample of predominantly Hispanic students who reside in a predominantly Hispanic community. Descriptive analyses of the data show that the majority of students view the officers favourably, but comparisons of the present findings with previously published research on adult perceptions of the police indicate that the percentage of students who view the officers favourably is lower than the percentage of adults who view the police favourably. Regression analyses of the data indicate that gender has a varying impact on different measures of attitudes toward the officers, that year in school has no impact on perceptions of the officers and that personal knowledge of crime and delinquency in the schools has a negative impact on perceptions of the officers. The regression analyses also suggest that race/ethnicity has no impact on student perceptions of the officers; a finding which is consistent with prior research on perceptions of the police conducted in areas with sizeable racial/ethnic minority populations.

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