Evaluation:
Published: 26.06.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Japanese Railway Security', 1.
  • Essays 'Japanese Railway Security', 2.
Extract

Security
World Transit Security
The Federal Transit Administration's Office of Safety and Security, the Office of the Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Security, and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, identified that in general, transit system personnel worldwide lack extensive training and experience in handling terrorist attacks (Prieto). According to the Congressional Research Service, one-third of terrorist attacks worldwide target transportation systems, and of these attacks public transit is the most common transportation target. …

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