Security screening and support system

A personnel security screening center comprising:

• a main housing;
• a threat screening system provided in the main housing, said threat screening system including:
• a sample collector for obtaining a threat sample from a subject;
• and
• a sample analyzer operatively coupled to the sample collector, said sample analyzer screening the threat sample to determine whether the subject presents a potential threat;
• and
• an article issuing unit for issuing an article to the subject from the screening center after determining whether the subject presents a potential threat, said article including a visual indication of the potential threat.

A personnel security screening center comprising:

• a main housing;
• a threat screening system provided in the main housing, said threat screening system including:
• a sample collector for obtaining a threat sample from a subject;
• and
• a sample analyzer operatively coupled to the sample collector, said sample analyzer screening the threat sample to determine whether the subject presents a potential threat;
• a demographic screening system provided in the main housing, said demographic system including:
• a demographic collector for obtaining a demographic indicator from the subject;
• and
• a demographic analyzer operatively coupled to the demographic collector, said demographic analyzer determining a particular demographic of the subject based upon the demographic indicator;
• and
• advertising targeted to the particular demographic.

A method of screening personnel for security risks prior to entry into a venue comprising:

• performing a threat assessment including:
• directing a subject to a screening center;
• obtaining a threat sample from the subject;
• and
• analyzing the threat sample for at least one of a plurality of threat signatures to determine whether the subject presents a potential threat;
• issuing an article to the subject after analyzing the threat sample, said article including a visual indicator of whether the threat sample contained the at least one of the plurality of threat signatures;
• and
• examining the visual indicator to verify that the subject did not test positive prior to permitting the subject to enter the venue.