Urban Mass Transit - Crime and Related Problems - A Brief Historical Review, 1850-1977, With Annotated Bibliography

• NCJ Number: 76635
• Author(s): P S Wallace
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 102 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Department of Transportation
• Corporate Author: University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

This paper reviews criminal activity involving public transit systems from 1850-1977.

Abstract

It shows that the type of crime evolved from primarily nonviolent; e.g., pickpocketing, prior to 1930 to violent; e.g., assaults-robbery, after 1930. Attempts by transit systems to cope with the problem through legislation, police, public relations, and modern technology is described. The problem of transit security issues being confused with transit safety is discussed. In this report, transit security rather than transit safety is defined. Recent major studies in transit security have referred to the lack of data in this area. The bibliography presents in one document references to data associated with urban transit security. Bibliographical entries in this report are annotated and indexed by author, periodical, subject, title, and foreign references. The bibliography is organized into eight parts: theses and books; government reports; private reports; periodical articles; newspaper articles; unpublished papers, reports, and speeches; legislative and legal documents; and suggested readings. Instructions for obtaining cited items are included. (Author abstract modified)