NCJ Number
54111
Editor(s)
W HAWKINS,
E D SUSSMAN
Date Published
1977
Length
123 pages
Annotation
THE SUBSTANCE OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND THE TEXT OF TWO PAPERS ARE PRESENTED FROM A WORKSHOP ON NEW TRANSIT SECURITY EVALUATION METHODOLOGY, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS.
Abstract
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF NEW SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATION SPONSORED A SECURITY WORKSHOP CONDUCTED BY THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER IN MAY 1976. THE PANEL ON TRANSIT SECURITY OPERATIONS DISCUSSED PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS IN THE EVALUATION OF SECURITY MEASURES ON MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS AND THE MEANS EMPLOYED TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT METHODS OF EVALUATION. IN THE DISCUSSIONS OF THE PANEL ON TRANSIT SECURITY RESEARCH, NEW METHODOLOGY WAS OUTLINED TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSIT SECURITY MEASURES, WITH DUE CONSIDERATION FOR LIMITATIONS OF BOTH CURRENT AND NEW METHODOLOGY. THE PANEL ON AUTOMATED TRANSIT PLANNING DESCRIBED VARIOUS TYPES OF AUTOMATED SYSTEMS CURRENTLY IN USE AND NEW AUTOMATED SYSTEMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE PANEL ALSO EXPLORED THE ROLE OF SECURITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SYSTEMS AND HOW THAT ROLE MIGHT BE IMPROVED. A PAPER ENTITLED 'LOSS PREVENTION AND SECURITY FOR TRANSIT SYSTEMS: A PERSPECTIVE' ASSESSES THE FINANCIAL LOSSES AND HARM TO PERSONS RESULTING FROM TRANSIT-RELATED CRIME AND VANDALISM. FINANCIAL LOSSES AND SECURITY HAZARDS ARE COMPARED WITH THE POSSIBLE COSTS OF INSURANCE AND PHYSICAL DETERRENTS TO CRIME AND VANDALISM. A SECOND PAPER ENTITLED 'DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CRIME REDUCTION MEASURES FOR MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS' STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF OBTAINING MEANINGFUL DATA RELATING TO THE PROBLEM OF SAFETY AND SECURITY ON THE MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRIME ON MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS AND CRIME IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THE SYSTEMS OPERATE. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING CRIME REDUCTION EFFORTS ON MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS ARE DEVELOPED, AND DATA-GATHERING METHODS FOR EVALUATION ARE SUGGESTED. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED RELEVANT TO TRANSIT SECURITY PLANNERS AND RESEARCHERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PLANNERS OF AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS, AND PERSONS CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEMS OF CRIME AND VANDALISM IN TRANSIT SYSTEMS.