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TSA orders retraining in wake of recent racial profiling in Newark airport and beyond
from the Star-Ledger:
In the wake of reports of racial profiling at airports in Newark, Honolulu and Boston, the Transportation Security Administration is ordering refresher training for behavior detection workers at 161 airports and reviewing training, data collection and other elements of the nationwide program.
"All behavior detection officers nationwide are receiving an online refresher course to reinforce that racial/ethnic profiling will not be tolerated," the TSA said in a statement Tuesday.
The TSA also said more intensive classroom training will be given to officers at Boston’s Logan International Airport, where reports of racial profiling surfaced this month after a TSA compliance officer substantiated a local screener’s complaint.
The TSA said the classroom training is also being given to behavior detection officers at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, where racial profiling has not been reported but where the same intensive program as the one in Boston is in place. ..........(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/tsa_orders_retraining_in_wake.html
