VANDALISM AND PASSENGER SECURITY IN THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY

This paper summarizes the goals and objectives of an Urban Mass Transportation Administration project designed to measure the scope of transit-related vandalism and crime in terms of its characteristics and costs. The discussion includes all current efforts to reduce vandalism, passenger harassment, and crime in terms of vandal-resistant materials and equipment; community, social, and educational programs; and deterrent, protection, surveillance, and apprehension systems. The paper also discusses problems of institutional cooperation and conflict as well as current and planned demonstration projects designed to measure the effectiveness and costs of particular procedures and techniques for deterring vandalism and crime.

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• Authors:
  • Schnell, John B
  • Smith, Arthur J
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 21-33
• Monograph Title: Transit planning and development
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 449
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Measures of effectiveness; Occupant protection devices; Passenger security; Rapid transit; Safety; Security; Vandalism
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deterrents; Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger protection
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048186
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309021804
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 4 1981 12:00AM