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Observed and Perceived Inconsistencies in U.S. Border Inspections

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  • Dudley Ward Nicholas

    (Drexel University)

  • Gurian Patrick L

    (Drexel University)

  • Heyman Josiah M.

    (University of Texas at El Paso)

  • Howard Cheryl

    (University of Texas at El Paso)

Abstract

Observations of traffic inspections at a U.S. land border port of entry in El Paso, TX indicate that the process is highly variable. In a series of 24 half-hour observation periods of ordinary non-commercial traffic, the average inspection duration ranged from 16.6 s to 56.6 s. The proportion of inspections which involved some physical search of the vehicle, as indicated by the inspector leaving the inspection booth, varied from 5% to 56% in different observation periods. In 4 out of 10 cases, the log-mean of inspection duration in simultaneous observations of parallel lanes of traffic differed significantly (p

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  • Dudley Ward Nicholas & Gurian Patrick L & Heyman Josiah M. & Howard Cheryl, 2008. "Observed and Perceived Inconsistencies in U.S. Border Inspections," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 5(1), pages 1-22, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:5:y:2008:i:1:p:22:n:5
    DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1324
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    1. Ober, Josiah, 2011. "Wealthy Hellas," The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 1-38.

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