Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats

Practical Aviation Security is a "must read" for anyone interested in aviation security. This well-researched book serves as the foundation for students and professionals who want to learn more about the history and current practices relating to virtually every aspect of aviation security, except of course for sensitive and classified information. It is both an excellent textbook and a comprehensive resource compendium and walks the reader through the history of the earliest hijackings to the latest in threat mitigation. Practical Aviation Security provides an in-depth look at how security measures have changed over time in response to different criminal and terrorist acts. The authors bring significant first-hand practical aviation security experience to the table in addition to being outstanding professors in the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at The Metropolitan State College of Denver, Colorado. I highly recommend this book!

The topic of aviation security is not an easy one to handle in a textbook. Many of the concepts and methods used in the field are, by necessity, confidential at the very least. Yet, aviation professionals, security professionals, law enforcement officers and students of those disciplines need a logical and and organized starting point. This book serves that function well and also serves as a reference for experienced professionals.There have been other efforts, but usually from the perspective of one facet of aviation security operations. This book provides a balanced look at aviation security issues from several vantage points. The one caveat is that other aviation security books have fallen prey to obsolescence - aviation security is a rapidly changing field and I hope that efforts will be made to keep this book updated.Bernard J. Wilson, Chief of Police (Ret'd.), Los Angeles International Airport.

As an industry professional and active graduate student, I was seeking an all-around reference on the most current thinking related to aviation security. The text, Practical Aviation Security, by Price and Forrest turned out to be exactly what I needed. This is a great reference for folks concerned with security, aviation security, or transportation security. I now frequently use this text for my research and other professional needs.

This book is an excellent resource for aviation security. Until now I had not been able to find an up-to-date aviation security textbook for instruction. I also use this book frequently for research, its one-stop shopping.