Practical Aviation Security

Jeffrey C. Price is a Professor in the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metropolitan State College of Denver. He has worked in the field for over 20 years, most recently as a trainer for the certification programs of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). His company, Leading Edge Strategies, has conducted the Airport Security Coordinator Training School. Jeff is also the original author of the Airport Certified Employee (ACE) Security program, as well as the lead author of the new Certified Member (CM) Body of Knowledge. Jeff developed the initial airfield manager training programs for DIA, then helped open Denver International Airport in 1995. He served as the Assistant Security Director until 1998, then moved to Jefferson County Airport as the Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Property Management. He was Airport Manager at Jefferson County Airport from 1999-2002. He also served on the Colorado Aeronautics Board. Jeffrey Forrest, PhD, is the Chair of Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO, USA. He is co-author of Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats and has been active in designing, teaching, and managing aviation education and research programs for over 25 years.

1. Overview of the aviation industry and security in the post 9/11 world 2. Crime and terrorism in aviation 3. Policies and procedures 4. The role of government in aviation security 5. Commercial aviation airport security 6. Introduction to screening 7. The screening process 8. Commercial aviation aircraft operator security 9. General aviation security 10. Air cargo security 11. Conventional Threats 12. Asymmetrical Threats (i.e., cyber, unmanned aerial vehicle, urban air mobility, spaceport operations) 13. Security operations and Countermeasures