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This document is intended to provide best practices for the screening and handling of all incoming packages and letters, whether delivered via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), commercial common couriers, or special messengers. Terms such as "mail," "mail handling," and "mail center" are used in a broad sense to describe the processing and distribution of not only USPS mail and packages, but also other forms of written correspondence and packages. Contents: The Art and Science of Screening Mail and Packages; Potential Threats in the Mail Stream; Analyzing Risk in Mail Streams; Mail Screening Facilities; Mail Screening Technologies; Designing and Implementing Mail Screening Processes; Suspicious Mail Incident Response Procedures; Training Mail Screening Personnel; Conclusions; Appendices. Figures. This is a print on demand report.