At Airports, a Misplaced Faith in Body Language
Like the rest of us, airport security screeners like to think they can read body language. The Transportation Security Administration has spent some $1 billion training thousands of “behavior detection officers” to look for facial expressions and other nonverbal clues that would identify terrorists.
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Los Angeles law enforcement officers racing to Las Vegas over weekend
Law officials from Dallas to the Southland will tag-team from Baker to Las Vegas this weekend for the 30th annual Baker to Vegas relay race, hosted by the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club (LAPRAAC).
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Airport working conditions questioned after worker's death
A state senator has called on his colleagues to conduct an investigation into working conditions at Los Angeles International Airport in response to the death of a 51-year-old baggage handler last month.
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New leader for Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department must overcome scandals to rebuild public trust
The June 3 election will force a rare changing of the guard at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and voters are charged with choosing the candidate who would not only lead the troubled law enforcement agency into the future, but restore public trust.
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Suspect dead, police dog expected to recover from gunshot wound after Anaheim shooting
The new hero of social media and law enforcement was resting peacefully today after the removal of a bullet that pierced his jaw and lodged in his chest. Bruno, a seven year-old German shepherd and member of the Anaheim Police Department’s K-9 unit, was shot by a suspect during an armed confrontation with police.
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Bratton seeks to export New York crime-fighting miracle
It’s been dubbed the New York Miracle. Bill Bratton, who returned to his former job as the city’s police commissioner in January, says he wants Los Angeles, Chicago and London to experience it too.
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LAX shooting: Biggest failure was lack of communication, mayor says
Lack of communication was one of the issues cited in a report released March 18 by Los Angeles International Airport officials looking into the emergency response to last year’s shooting that killed one TSA officer and injured three others.
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More officers needed to prevent crime, terror attacks at LAX: Tyler Izen Guest commentary
With LAPD’s deployment at LAX at its lowest level since 2001, it came as no surprise when airport officials recently reported a 10 percent increase in overall, and a nearly 500 percent increase in violent crimes — from only three in 2012 to 14 in 2013.
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Study suggests too much is being spent on airport security
Months after an airport screener was killed in a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport, a new report concludes that adding more security measures at the nation’s airports may not be worth the cost.
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Questions that arise when placing cameras on cops
Departments are wrangling over several major policy considerations and their implications on privacy and officer liability.
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LAX union wants emergency training
Thousands of Los Angeles International Airport workers had no idea what to do when a gunman opened fire last year in a terminal because they were inadequately trained to deal with an emergency, according to a union report.
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Federal judge tosses union suit against LAX airline service company
An airline services company at Los Angeles International Airport has won a court victory in a longstanding battle with a labor union fighting to regain its representation of the firm’s workers.
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