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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for transit crime (u.s.)
1 results foundAuthor: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee Title: Security on the Railway. Fifth Report of Session 2014-15 Summary: Crime on Britain's railways decreased year-on-year over the past decade. That trend shows the effectiveness of the specialist rail policing provided by the British Transport Police (BTP). We were impressed by the BTP's commitment to tackling crime while minimizing delays for the travelling public. Despite the welcome decline in overall crime, we identified areas where the BTP could improve its performance. The British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) is the body with responsibility for setting the BTP challenging but achievable targets to tackle crime on the railway. The BTPA must fulfil its remit and avoid any perception that it is too close to the people whom it should be holding to account. We concluded that the BTP model of developing specialist policing skills and securing funding from transport providers might usefully be applied to other transport modes, such as aviation. Such an approach could minimise delays, maximise security and reduce the cost of policing to taxpayers. In the course of our inquiry, we heard that vulnerable children and young people are often found in and around railway stations. We were therefore surprised to learn that the BTP currently has no targets in relation to child protection. The Department for Transport, the BTPA, the BTP and the charity sector should work together to tackle this emerging issue by examining the available data and reviewing current practice. Details: London: The Stationery Office, 2014. 33p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 9, 2014 at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmtran/428/428.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmtran/428/428.pdf Shelf Number: 133927 Keywords: Public TransportationRailways Transit Crime (U.S.)Transit Safety |