THE SECURITY CHECKS IN AIRPORTS AND THE FUNCTION OF MODERN INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE PROCESS

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe the problems of security controls applied to passengers in airports. The article describes the disadvantages of the current concept, its limits and possible future trends in the implementation of these activities using modern information technology and knowledge from psychology or sociology. These ways consist of profiling passengers by preliminary assessment and different rate of performing security controls with respecting riskiness of passengers.