Behavioural Analysis
September 11 brought this to the front Because of the change in threat,
“...TSA has 2,400 burner and caused the government, for the behaviour detection has evolved through
first time, to be interested in supporting the years to what it has become today.
Behaviour Detection this kind of work.”
Ekman isn’t the only one who has The First Layer:
Officers at airports been long involved in behaviour Human Analysis
detection. Samuel Juchtman,
throughout the specialised training and business Most modern airports utilising behaviour
development manager for ICTS Europe analysis techniques start with the human
United States...” Holding, has worked in aviation security layer first and foremost. Trained officers
since 1982. He started in his homeland watch passengers as they pass through
of Israel and has since worked in checkpoints. The officers are ready to
aviation security in the United States identify potential threats. In most cases,
began consulting with Israel about 15 and now in Europe. He’s seen some those identified as a potential threat are
years ago, at which time the Israelis had changes along the way. Working in Israel asked further questions. The vast majority
already been working on behaviour back in the 1980s, for example, he are then released, but occasionally a
detection for quite a while. began seeing the threat of suicide threat is found and law enforcement
“A lot of what we know about the bombers in Israel. At that time, the officers are called in.
behavioural signs of malevolent intent we suicide bombers fit into a specific Aviation security officers must know
have learned since September 11 – partly profile: 18 to 25 years old, shaved head what to look for. Ekman said his training
because we weren’t as motivated [before and so on. Now, however that has for SPOT officers identifies 40 different
then],” Ekman said. “We were interested in changed. “Iraq and Afghanistan are behaviours for the officers to observe.
trying to find criminals and not trying to proving the suicide bomber can be Included in those 40 behaviours are the
find terrorists. The magnitude of anybody,” Juchtman said. micro-expressions.
Paul Ekman showed pictures of humans expressing the emotions of happiness, fear, surprise, anger, disgust,
and sadness to people from cultures all over the world and he found that people in different cultures all
interpreted these expressions the same way. The expressions show (top row) anger, surprise, disgust, and
(bottom row) surprise, happiness, and sadness.
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