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SUMMARY REPORT ON VANDALISM AND PASSENGER SECURITY IN THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY (FROM CRIME AND VANDALISM IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, 1974 - SEE NCJ-35338)

NCJ Number
35343
Author(s)
E B THRASHER; J B SCHNELL
Date Published
1974
Length
9 pages
Annotation
THIS SUMMARY DISCUSSES THE MEANS OF CONTROLLING THE PROBLEMS OF TRANSIT CRIME AND VANDALISM.
Abstract
SEVERAL IDEAS TO CONTROL TRANSIT CRIME AND VANDALISM ARE DISCUSSED: THE USE OF MATERIALS THAT ARE SPECIALLY FASHIONED TO WITHSTAND CRIMINAL AND VANDAL ACTS ON TRANSIT; PROCEDURES AND TACTICS TO PROTECT TRANSIT PASSENGERS, EMPLOYEES, AND PROPERTIES AND WAYS TO DETECT AND DETER OFFENDERS, KEEP THEM UNDER SURVEILLANCE, AND APPREHEND THEM WHEN NECESSARY; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AS WELL AS FEATURES OF STATIONARY SITES, FOR ASSISTING POLICE AND SECURITY FORCES IN THEIR DUTIES; PROGRAMS FOR INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN FORMULATING ANTICRIME AND VANDALISM MEASURES AND PROGRAMS FOR MAINTAINING A LIAISON WITH EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL; THE METHODICAL CULTIVATION OF GOOD RELATIONS WITH POLICE, COURTS, AND THE MEDIA; AND THE ATTITUDES OF THE PUBLIC TOWARD TRANSIT CRIME AND VANDALISM TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER FEAR OF CRIME AND VANDALISM INFLUENCES PASSENGER DECISIONS TO USE URBAN TRANSIT. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ON TRANSIT CRIME, VANDALISM, AND PASSENGER SECURITY ARE ALSO GIVEN.