PROCEEDINGS OF WORKSHOP ON METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSIT CRIME REDUCTION MEASURES IN AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS, HELD AT CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS ON MAY 25-28, 1976

The workshop focused on current methods of assessing the effectiveness of crime and vandalism reduction methods that are used in conventional urban mass transit systems, and on how they might be applied to new AGT systems. Conventional as well as novel methods of assessment were presented and discussed. Among the major issues discussed were the use of critical incident techniques to assess the community's needs with regard to transit security; the establishment of a board similar to the National Transportation Safety Board, which will focus on security issues; and the role of security specialists and management in transit planning. The imformation herein should be of interest to transit security planners and researchers, law enforcement agencies, planners of AGT systems, and in general those people who are concerned with the problems of crime and vandalism in transit systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Tech Development & Deployment, 400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hawkins, W
  • Sussman, E D
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 118 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Automatic control; Crimes; Evaluation; Law enforcement; Management; Measures of effectiveness; Meetings; Methodology; Passenger security; Passengers; Planning; Policy; Prevention; Rapid transit; Safety; Security; Transportation planning; Transportation safety; Urban transportation; Vandalism; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Passenger safety
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168934
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-27 Final Rpt., UMTA-MA-06-0048-77-1
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 13 1981 12:00AM