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LINE SECURITY SURVEY

NCJ Number
18727
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
19 pages
Annotation
SPECIFIC FACILITY SECURITY PROBLEMS AT BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT (BART) TRAIN STATIONS ARE DISCUSSED ALONG WITH SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR EACH PROBLEM AND, WHEN POSSIBLE, ESTIMATED COSTS OF SUCH ACTIONS.
Abstract
SECURITY WEAKNESSES ARE IDENTIFIED AT SIX BART STATIONS, INVOLVING SUCH PROBLEMS AS FENCING, EMERGENCY EXITS, ENTRY GATES, AND SECURITY HARDWARE. WHERE FEASIBLE, PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING THE PROBLEMS ARE PROVIDED. FOR INFORMATION DESCRIBING EACH BART STATION, ITS SECURITY PROVISIONS AND PARTICULAR POTENTIAL SECURITY PROBLEMS, SEE APPENDIX A OF THIS REPORT, NCJ-18726.