NCJ Number
15395
Date Published
1973
Length
25 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE CRIME PROBLEMS WITHIN AND GENERATED BY MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON, CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, TORONTO, AND PHILADELPHIA-NEW JERSEY (THE PORT AUTHORITY TRANSIT CORPORATION).
Abstract
THIS STUDY BRIEFLY DISCUSSES THE MOST PREVALENT TRANSIT CRIMES - ROBBERY, AUTO THEFT, VANDALISM AND ASSAULT. EMPHASIZED IS THE LACK OF SCIENTIFIC CRITERIA ON SECURITY SYSTEM DESIGN AND REQUIREMENTS FOR MANPOWER RESOURCES. THE AUTHOR CITES THE NEED FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY AND DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE CRIME PROBLEM TO ANALYZE CRIME DATA VIS-A-VIS THE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH CITY, AND TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRATEGIES.