Enhancing the NFL's counter-terrorism efforts: is the league's security scheme able to effectively thwart terrorist attacks?

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dc.contributor.advisorHalladay, Carolyn
dc.contributor.authorBolstad, Jeffrey S.
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs
dc.contributor.secondreaderMoltz, James Clay
dc.dateSep-16
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-02T17:18:10Z
dc.date.available2016-11-02T17:18:10Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.description.abstractThe National Football League (NFL) has become the unofficial national pastime in the United States due to its massive popularity in terms of game attendance, television viewership, and annual revenues. Because the league is far and away the most popular professional sports league in the world, there exists a risk that its games will be targeted by terrorists seeking either to announce their agenda or simply to inflict as many casualties as possible. My thesis answers the following questions: How adequate is security at non-Super Bowl NFL games against potential terrorist attacks? And how can the government and the league best manage this interface of public and private issues—and secure major-league regular season football games and their tailgates effectively and in a manner that does not scare away the fan base? Additionally, the thesis draws comparative lessons from the security programs at U.S. international airports and in the English Premier League. It concludes that the NFL has largely succeeded in its protective efforts but must yet improve security in tailgating areas, especially in surrounding private lots.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/enhancingnflscou1094550493
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/50493
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.author9/11 (September 11en_US
dc.subject.author2001)en_US
dc.subject.authorairport securityen_US
dc.subject.authoraviation securityen_US
dc.subject.authorDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS)en_US
dc.subject.authorEnglish Premier League (EPL)en_US
dc.subject.authorfootballen_US
dc.subject.authormass gatheringsen_US
dc.subject.authorNational Football League (NFL)en_US
dc.subject.authorsafety manualsen_US
dc.subject.authorsocceren_US
dc.subject.authorsports securityen_US
dc.subject.authorsocceren_US
dc.subject.authorterrorismen_US
dc.subject.authorterroristen_US
dc.subject.authorTransportation Security Administration (TSA)en_US
dc.titleEnhancing the NFL's counter-terrorism efforts: is the league's security scheme able to effectively thwart terrorist attacks?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSecurity Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)en_US
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