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TCRP Synthesis 90:

Video Surveillance Uses by Rail Transit Agencies

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Publication Year:2011

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Dorothy Moses Schulz; Susan Gilbert; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 90: Video Surveillance Uses by Rail Transit Agencies explores the current use of electronic video surveillance technology solely by passenger rail agencies onboard railcars, along rights-of-way, and more. ...
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Front Matter i-x  
Summary 1-4 (skim)
CHAPTER ONE - Introduction 5-6 (skim)
Project Background and Objectives 7-7 (skim)
Report Organization 8-9 (skim)
History of Electronic Video Surveillance in Transit 10-10 (skim)
Video Surveillance and Risk Management 11-12 (skim)
Expanding the Definition of Risk 13-14 (skim)
The London Underground's Influence on Transit Surveillance Systems 15-15 (skim)
Use of Surveillance by Transit Systems Worldwide 16-18 (skim)
Use of Video Surveillance by Canadian Transit Systems 19-20 (skim)
Video Surveillance and Public Perceptions of Safety and Security 21-23 (skim)
Introduction 24-24 (skim)
Stations, Station Platforms, and Shelters 25-26 (skim)
Onboard Railcars 27-27 (skim)
Parking Facilities 28-29 (skim)
Storage Yards, Other Yards, and Administrative Areas 30-30 (skim)
Right-of-Way Surveillance 31-33 (skim)
Deciding Where to Install Video Surveillance 34-35 (skim)
Funding Video Surveillance Systems 36-37 (skim)
Monitoring Video Cameras - When and by Whom 38-38 (skim)
Video Analytics 39-40 (skim)
Video Surveillance as a Forensic Tool 41-41 (skim)
Patron and Employee Awareness and Perceptions of Video Surveillance 42-43 (skim)
Case Study 1: Altamont Commuter Express, San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, California 44-45 (skim)
Case Study 2: Metro Transit, Minneapolis, Minnesota 46-48 (skim)
Case Study 3: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, Texas 49-50 (skim)
Case Study 4: Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 51-53 (skim)
Case Study 5: Valley Metro Rail, Phoenix, Arizona 54-56 (skim)
CHAPTER SIX - Conclusions 57-60 (skim)
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 61-61 (skim)
GLOSSARY 62-63 (skim)
REFERENCES 64-67 (skim)
LITERATURE REVIEW [ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY] 68-73 (skim)
APPENDIX A - Synthesis Questionnaire 74-78 (skim)
APPENDIX B - Questionnaire Respondents 79-81 (skim)

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 90: Video Surveillance Uses by Rail Transit Agencies explores the current use of electronic video surveillance technology solely by passenger rail agencies onboard railcars, along rights-of-way, and more.

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