REDUCTION OF ROBBERIES AND ASSAULTS OF BUS DRIVERS V 1 - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

• NCJ Number: 10964
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 51 pages
• Grant Number(s): CAL-MTD-11
• Sponsoring Agency: US Department of Transportation
• Corporate Author: Stanford Research Institute
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

INVESTIGATION OF THE NATURE AND CAUSE OF ROBBERY AND ASSAULT OF BUS DRIVERS AND EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM.

Abstract

THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT THE INSTALLATION OF AN EXACT FARE SYSTEM SOLVES THE ROBBERY PROBLEM BUT LEAVES A RESIDUAL ASSAULT PROBLEM THAT MUST BE DEALT WITH BY OTHER MEANS. EXACT FARE GAINED ACCEPTANCE BY THE PUBLIC, BUS DRIVERS, AND TRANSIT MANAGEMENT. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF EXACT FARE RESULTS IN ROBBERY OF PASSENGERS. IT WAS FOUND THAT BUS ROBBERIES ARE ECONOMICALLY RATHER THAN RACIALLY MOTIVATED. THE FOLLOWING COUNTERMEASURES WERE SUGGESTED FOR FUTURE TESTING - PHYSICAL BARRIERS BETWEEN DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, USE OF PAID RIDERS TO PROTECT PASSENGERS ON HIGH-RISK RUNS, AND USE OF CAMERAS ON LOW TRAFFIC TRIPS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)