Forensics Journal - Stevenson University 2011 | Page 26

STEVENSON UNIVERSITY

criminal law; to protect the United States from foreign intelligence
and terrorist activities…in a manner that is responsive to the needs
of the public and is faithful to the Constitution of the United States”
(Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI About Us).

victims and fuel could be an effective WMD (Thomas 32). As a result
it is essential to design and implement creative security measures and
strategies that aid in preventing the future use of aircrafts as weapons.
The initial general responsibilities of TSA to treat all passengers with
equal suspicion and to keep dangerous objects off airplanes, provides
a one-dimensional and obsolete approach to aviation safety. It is to
avoid violation of the Fourth Amendment that the traveling public is treated with equal suspicion. The Fourth Amendment to the
Constitution limits the power to make arrests, search people, search
property, and confiscate objects and documents. These restrictions
are the foundation of U.S. search and seizure law and are based on a
reasonable expectation of privacy (Siegel 97). The key word is reasonable. The rights of an individual to privacy are critical, but the rights
of the public are also important especially in an air travel environment. In order to maintain a balance of rights and privileges granted
to individuals and those of the rest of the general public, law enforcement may search all individuals and packages entering an aircraft
based on government administrative functions (Sweet 261). Today,
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