POLICING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

Download or read book POLICING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES written by Henry L. DeGeneste and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive volume on the emerging discipline of transport policing. The text reviews the major issues concerning security and policing of transportation facilities and provides a framework for informed decision making. Topics include commuter rail and subway crime; maritime, port and cargo security; airport crime transportation terrorism; illegal drugs in transit, hazardous cargo, public bus and rail terminal crime and the special issues of homeless and mentally ill persons in transport centers. The book serves as a valuable resource for managers and command level staff at transit, railway, airport, and seaport police departments; police agencies with transport facilities in their jurisdiction; transportation facility managers; students and universities with programs in criminal justice, police science, government, public administration, transportation, and urban planning; police academies; and government departments of transportation. The text represents years of research, field interviews, teaching experience, administration, and program development in providing administrators and police with a framework for developing strategies to protect their facilities and patrons from current and future security risks.