Download or read book Developing Useful Transit related Crime and Incident Data written by H. N. Ketola and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transit agencies have an obligation to provide a reasonably safe and secure system for their patrons and employees. Transit management must make decisions regarding the best use of police, security personnel, and other resources to reduce crime and increase the perception of a safe transportation system. This report presents findings about current methods for collecting analyzing and using data on transit-related crime to make decisions on personnel deployment and allocation of security resources. The findings are based on telephone interviews and information collected from 21 transit agencies. These transit agencies use three distinct organizational/management approaches to transit policing and security operations: dedicated transit police department; dedicated transit crime unit within local police force; and contracts with local law enforcement and/or private security companies. This final report includes an assessment of the findings, leading to recommendations for improving the usefulness of transit crime data. The central recommendation of this project is a proposed change in the reporting of national crime statistics to the Federal Transit Administration. Detailed recommendations are presented in the form of a guidelines document--"Guidelines for Transit Crime Data Analysis and Reporting" (Appendix D).
Download or read book Guidelines for Collecting Analyzing and Reporting Transit Crime Data written by Transit Cooperative Research Program and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This TCRP digest provides the results of TCRP Project F-6A, "Developing useful transit-related crime and incident data," conducted by H.N. Ketola and D. Chia of Technology and Management Systems, Inc."
Download or read book Guidelines for Collecting Analyzing and Reporting Transit Crime Data written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This TCRP digest provides the results of TCRP Project F-6A, "Developing useful transit-related crime and incident data," conducted by H.N. Ketola and D. Chia of Technology and Management Systems, Inc."
Download or read book Safety and Security in Transit Environments written by Vania Ceccato and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapter “Crowd Spatial Patterns at Bus Stops: Security Implications and Effects of Warning Messages” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Download or read book A Methodology for Performance Measurement and Peer Comparison in the Public Transportation Industry written by Paul Ryus and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2010 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 141: A Methodology for Performance Measurement and Peer Comparison in the Public Transportation Industry explores the use of performance measurement and benchmarking as tools to help identify the strengths and weaknesses of a transit organization, set goals or performance targets, and identify best practices to improve performance.
Download or read book Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practices to Protect Bus Operators from Passenger Assault written by Yuko J. Nakanishi and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2011 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ch. 1. Introduction. Background. Project objectives. Technical approach to project. Report organization -- ch. 2. Literature summary. Transit security. Workplace violence. Bus operator training and selection. Video surveillance. Self-defense. Bus operator perspective. International studies -- ch. 3. Survey results. Characteristics of survey respondents. Security provider. Fare and rules enforcement. Standard operating procedures. Definition of "assault". Assault characteristics. Training. Employee assistance. Data collection and reporting. Methods to address operator assaults. Bus operator selection methods. Impact of violence against operators. Effective measures -- ch. 4. Operator protection measures : technology and information management. Barriers. Information management and crime analysis. Video surveillance. Audio surveillance. Automatic vehicle location system. Transit operations decision support system. Emergency communications. DNA kits.
Download or read book Transit Security Update written by Yuko J. Nakanishi and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This synthesis explores transit-related counterterrorism and anti-crime security measures and practices; examines crime and security incident trends; and highlights other related topics, including major issues and obstacles to security and policing management. The report is an update to TCRP Synthesis of Transit Practice 21: Improving Transit Security, which did not address terrorism.
Download or read book Documentation and Assessment of Transit Security Data Reporting and Its Utilization written by Eileen O. Hargadine and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book POLICING MASS TRANSIT written by Kurt R. Nelson and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive examination of the topics needed to insure the public's safety while using mass transit. Not only will law enforcement professionals and students find it a useful reference, it is also of benefit to transit managers and planners who need to incorporate safety and security design into a mass transit system. The first section of the book discusses the foundations of creating a systematic approach to safety and security. The initial chapter establishes the community orientation needed for creating a stakeholder-vested transit system. From that foundation, an examination of information management and planning finish the discourse on the elemental portions of creating a total system. The next section divides mass transit into its basic components of buses, light rail, and fixed locations/stations. Each component requires consideration of unique or specialized issues. Finally, the last section covers specific topics of concern, such as terrorism, youths, gangs, mentally ill, homeless, and other pertinent areas of interest to both transit policing and system management. Policing Mass Transit is a book well-suited to students, planners, transit managers, and law enforcement officers. It is a comprehensive approach to designing a safe, secure, and desirable mass transit system.
Download or read book Annual Report of Progress written by Transit Cooperative Research Program and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Policing Urban Mass Transit Systems written by National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Transit Security written by Jerome A. Needle and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1997 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the nature and extent of transit crime, effective strategies to combat problem situations, and case studies of specific control practices deemed successful by transit agency professionals (with no distinctions drawn between bus and rail modes) are discussed.
Download or read book The Geoarchive Handbook written by Carolyn Rebecca Black and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines issues & problems in managing disparate & numerous geographical databases for use in crime analysis & law enforcement decision-making. Presents strategies to resolve these problems. Specifically addresses the issues that face the developer & manager of a GeoArchive. This guide is divided into three sections -- data for crime analysis (law enforcement data, community data), data verification (handling erroneous data, inconsistent data), & data mgmt. (managing data with the end user in mind, standards & procedures). Includes an overview of the Early Warning System for Street Gang Violence Project. Glossary.
Download or read book Visions of Development written by David Alexander Clark and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '. . . a refreshing attempt has been made by David Clark to provide a conceptual discussion on development along with empirical testing and it highlights the fact that much more needs to be done in this direction.' - Jandhyala B.G. Tilak, Journal of Educational Planning and Administration '. . . this book is a valuable contribution to the development field.' - Haider A. Kahn, Journal of Economic Issues Visions of Development is a path-breaking and original volume, examining concepts and perceptions of human development through a unique synthesis of empirical and philosophical work. The author builds on the foundations of Sen and Nussbaum's capability approach, now at the forefront of development studies.
Download or read book Bus Services Across the UK written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buses are a key local service, but usage has been in decline since the 1950s. The Transport Act 1985 introduced deregulation, but that has failed to reverse that decline. The report examines the particular problems local authorities face in developing and implementing effective bus strategies. It is clear to the Committee that, for many areas, including all major metropolitan areas outside London, the current regime is not working. The Committee recommends more flexibility, and is particularly attracted by Quality Contracts. These would replace open competition with a licensed regime. Operators bid for exclusive rights to run bus services on a route or group of routes, on the basis of a local authority service specification. Independent Traffic Commissioners are another development that the Committee welcomes, and would like to see them have a higher profile and more resources and powers, especially to enforce Quality Contracts and penalise operators who do not meet their obligations. Others areas covered in the report are: securing socially necessary services outside the PTAs; congestion and bus priority; concessionary fares; and the image of the bus.
Download or read book Urban Transportation Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
