Terrorism: Automated Lookout Systems and Border Security Options and Issues

Abstract

Border security and the threat of international terrorism are issues of intense congressional concern, as is evidenced by recent congressional hearings held to examine these issues in the 107th Congress. The challenge for policy makers is to provide for a level of border security that is commensurate with threats from abroad, while facilitating legitimate cross-border travel and commerce, and protecting civil liberties. To provide border security, a number of federal agencies work in tandem. The State Department and the federal inspection services, principally the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Customs Service, have long maintained lookout books for the purpose of excluding undesirable persons, including suspected terrorists, from entry into the United States. While automated lookout books are an integral part of the border security equation, other measures can be taken to increase border security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 18, 2001
Accession Number
ADA445111

Entities

People

  • Raphael F. Perl
  • William J. Krouse

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biometric Security
  • Border Security
  • Civil Rights
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Crime
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • United States

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies