Preventing Mass Transit Crime

This book demonstrates the effectiveness of situational prevention in the public transit systems of New York City, Paris, Washington DC, Vancouver, Chicago and elsewhere. Contributors include: Richard Block, Patricia and Paul Brantingham, Ronald Clarke, Marcus Felson and Nancy La Vign. Contents: Editorial introduction: Crime and the economics of mass transit, Ronald V Clarke 1 Redesigning hell: Preventing crime and disorder at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Marcus Felson et al 2 Eliminating pay phone toll fraud at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, Gisela Bichler and Ronald V Clarke 3 Target hardening at a New York City subway station: Decreased fare evasion - at what price?, Robert R Weidner 4 Preventing auto theft in suburban Vancouver commuter lots: Effects of a bike patrol, Paul Barclay, Jennifer Buckley, Paul J Brantingham, Patricia L Brantingham and Terry Whinn-Yates 5 Safe transport: Security by design on the Washington Metro, Nancy G La Vigne 6 Designing for security in Meteor: A projected new Metro line in Paris, Marina L Myhre and Fabien Rosso 7 Where Angel fears to tread: A test in the New York City Subway of the robbery/density hypothesis, Ronald V Clarke, Mathieu Belanger and James A Eastman 8 The environs of rapid transit stations: A focus for street crime or just another risky place?, Richard Block and Sean Davis