Terrorism Risk Assessment Profile (TRAP)

A suggestion to identify who is likely to be a terrorists and more importantly who is unlikely. Terrorism Risk Assessment Profile (TRAP). Similar to a credit score a person would have a TRAP score based on multiple criteria.

Country of Origin/ Home address
Middle East Country +20, Europe +10, USA +0
Religion
Christian/Jewish +0, Other +40
Name
Middle Eastern +25, non-Middle Eastern +0
Age
Less than 13 -20, 14-35 +30, greater than 36 +0
Travel Companions
For each child travelling with you -10, travelling alone +25
Method of Payment for Flight
Cash +40, Credit Card -10
Type of Ticket
One way +40, Roundtrip +0
Luggage
None +20
Marrital Status
Single +20, Married (Crapshoot. May make one more or less apt to blow up oneself)
Education Level
High school or less +20, College or greater -20
Criminal History
Yes +30, No +0
Travel History
Previous travel to Middle East +50, No travel to Middle East +0
Credit Score
Greater than 600 -20, Less than 600 +10
Net Worth
Less than 50K +10, Greater than 250K -30
Occupation/employment
Unemployed +20, Employed (depends on occupation ?postal worker)
House of Worship
Synagogue, Church, etc.
Psychiatric history/meds
Yes +40, No -10
Other/tips
Father calls CIA that you are radicalized- Don't bother

The best thing about this system is that it is completely voluntary. If you voluntarily participate and your TRAP score is less than 100 you can show up at the airport two hours in advance and go through routine identification and screening.If your TRAP score is greater than 100, or you do not volunteer to participate you must show up at the airport 6 hours early and be subjected to an interview, and a full body search at your expense. Lets inconvenience the potential terrorist NOT the general public. Seems harsh? Too bad.

Lets face it. There is no way we can have an Israeli type security system. We are not good at identifying a terrorist amongst thousands of travellers by interviewing them and noticing nuances in their behavior. However, we are good at collecting data on people and we should use this to PROFILE. We can use this objective data to determine a TRAP score and then finding a terrorist amongst a smaller number becomes a lot more realistic.

The travelling public should demand that profiling should start immediately as we know this is our only chance at identifying a potential terrorist. Until this is implemented we should boycott any nonessential air travel. Our most powerful weapon is the use of our dollars.