Researchers from University of Southern California Describe Findings in Risk Management (Valuing Equal Protection in Aviation Security Screening)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators publish new report on Risk Management. According to news reporting out of Los Angeles, California, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "The growing number of anti-terrorism policies has elevated public concerns about discrimination. Within the context of airport security screening, the current study examines how American travelers value the principle of equal protection by quantifying the 'equity premium' that they are willing to sacrifice to avoid screening procedures that result in differential treatments."

Financial support for this research came from National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Southern California, "In addition, we applied the notion of procedural justice to explore the effect of alternative selective screening procedures on the value of equal protection. Two-hundred and twenty-two respondents were randomly assigned to one of three selective screening procedures: (1) randomly, (2) using behavioral indicators, or (3) based on demographic characteristics. They were asked to choose between airlines using either an equal or a discriminatory screening procedure. While the former requires all passengers to be screened in the same manner, the latter mandates all passengers undergo a quick primary screening and, in addition, some passengers are selected for a secondary screening based on a predetermined selection criterion. Equity premiums were quantified in terms of monetary cost, wait time, convenience, and safety compromise. Results show that equity premiums varied greatly across respondents, with many indicating little willingness to sacrifice to avoid inequitable screening, and a smaller minority willing to sacrifice anything to avoid the discriminatory screening."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The selective screening manipulation was effective in that equity premiums were greater under selection by demographic characteristics compared to the other two procedures."

For more information on this research see: Valuing Equal Protection in Aviation Security Screening. Risk Analysis, 2017;():. (Wiley-Blackwell - www.wiley.com/; Risk Analysis - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1539-6924)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting K.D. Nguyen, Dept. of Psychology, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Additional authors for this research include H. Rosoff and R.S John.

Keywords for this news article include: Aviation, California, Los Angeles, United States, Risk Management, North and Central America.

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