NCJ Number
40972
Journal
International Criminal Police Review Issue: 303 Dated: (DECEMBER 1976) Pages: 289-292
Date Published
1976
Length
4 pages
Annotation
IN ORDER TO HANDLE THE SPECIAL CRIME PATTERNS PARTICULAR TO ITS VAST (90 MILES OF TRACK AND 124 STATIONS) TRANSIT SYSTEM, THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS, SINCE 1947, PROVIDED A UNIQUE TEAM OF SPECIALISTS.
Abstract
EACH SECTION OF THIS MASS TRANSIT UNIT COMPLEMENTS THE OTHER IN THE DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINED EFFORTS TO ERADICATE CRIME ON THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY'S SURFACE, UNDERGROUND, AND ELEVATED STATIONS. A COMBINATION OF HIGHLY MOBILE UNIFORM PATROL AND PLAINCLOTHES TACTICAL TEAMS CHECKING THE STATIONS AND RIDING THE TRAINS KEEPS THE WOULD-BE MUGGER OFF BALANCE AND UNSURE. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS PLANNED AND/OR TRIED OUT INCLUDE THE USE OF K-9 TEAMS TO PATROL THE SYSTEM AND THE INCREASED USE OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONES ON EL PLATFORMS AND CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISIONS AT HIGH RISK LOCATIONS....ELW