Proceedings of Workshop on Methodology for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Transit Crime Reduction Measures in Automated Guideway Transit Systems

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Centerhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15270801977PDFTech ReportHawkins, WalterSussman, E. DonaldJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationUnited States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationUnited StatesAutomated guideway transitAutomatic controlCrimesEvaluationLaw enforcementManagementMeasures of effectivenessMeetingsMethodologyPassenger securityPassengersPlanningPolicyPreventionRapid transitSafetySecurityTransportation planningTransportation safetyUrban transportationVandalismVehiclesDOT-TSC-UMTA-77-27;UMTA-MA-06-0048-77-1The 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.138