Do the civilian (cruise ship) border guards (homeland security) have
computers or are they all manual processing?
I am doing a research paper on port security and can't find this
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 07:39 PDT
stinkysteve-ga,
Of course they do...it's almost inconceivable that they would be
operating manually. Even prior to security concerns, customs entry is
so complex and the requirements so voluminous, that only a computer
system could really handle them. Add post-9-11 security issues to the
mix, and computers are absolutely essential.
However, I don't know of an easy way to confirm this. And even if
confirmed, it's hard to see how that would assist your research.
Can you tell us a bit more about what you're doing, and what sort of
information you need?
Thanks,
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
stinkysteve-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 10:03 PDT
Pafalafa,
I am trying to do a report for my politics class on border security,
specifically ports. There are millions of containers a day going in
and out of ports, and virtually none of them are checked manually.
Also I wanted to know the procedure for humans crossing (not being
smuggled) through the port into the country.
In the end I am trying to decide what number of people/goods come into
the country unchecked daily/yearly.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
05 Oct 2006 11:04 PDT
ss-ga,
I'd suggest having a look at a number of government reports, such as this one:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL31733.pdf#search=%22gao%20ports%20%20security%22
Port and Maritime Security: Background and Issues for Congress
They can provide you a good overview of the topic, and generally
summarize what's known about, eg, number of screened vs unscreened
entrants.
Let me konw if that meets your needs.
paf
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