Safety and Security in Transit Environments

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. Introduction to Safety and Security in Transit Environments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Aim, Scope, Conceptual Framework and Definitions

      • Vania Ceccato, Andrew Newton

      Pages 3-22

   3. Theoretical Perspectives of Safety and Security in Transit Environments

      • Andrew Newton, Vania Ceccato

      Pages 23-36

3. Transport Nodes and the Micro Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. Apple Picking: The Rise of Electronic Device Thefts in Boston Subways

      • Kendra Gentry

      Pages 39-55

   3. An Assessment of Guardianship Opportunities as Provided by the Environments of Transit Stations

      • Adriaan Cornelis Uittenbogaard

      Pages 56-75

   4. The Geography of Pickpocketing at Bus Stops: An Analysis of Grid Cells

      • Vania Ceccato, Oded Cats, Qian Wang

      Pages 76-98

   5. In and Around: Identifying Predictors of Theft within and Near to Major Mass Underground Transit Systems

      • Andrew Newton, Henry Partridge, Andy Gill

      Pages 99-115

4. On the Move: The Transit Journey

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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   2. ‘Wolves to the Door’ or ‘Lambs to the Slaughter?’ Crime Opportunity Searches on a New Public Transport System

      • Christopher M. Sedelmaier

      Pages 119-136

   3. Adolescents’ Fears of Violence in Transit Environments during Daily Activities

      • Douglas Wiebe, Therese Richmond, Jed Poster, Wensheng Guo, Paul Allison, Charles Branas

      Pages 137-155

   4. Crowd Spatial Patterns at Bus Stops: Security Implications and Effects of Warning Messages

      • Réka Solymosi, Hervé Borrion, Taku Fujiyama

      Pages 156-178Open Access

5. Transit Systems and the Wider Urban Environment: Meso and Macro Settings

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179

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   2. Crime, Transportation and Malignant Mixes

      • Ward Adams, Christopher R. Herrmann, Marcus Felson

      Pages 181-195

   3. Public Bus Stops and the Meso Environment: Understanding the Situational Context of Street Robberies

      • Timothy C. Hart, Terance D. Miethe

      Pages 196-212

   4. Areas Where Vulnerable Public Transit Commuters Reside: A Method for Targeting Crime Prevention and Other Resources to Address Local Area Problems

      • Sung-suk Violet Yu, Martha J. Smith

      Pages 213-233

   5. The Impact of Crime and Neighbourhood Enclosures on Travel Behaviour and Transport Patterns in South Africa

      • Trudi Smit, Karina Landman, Christoffel Venter

      Pages 234-250

   6. Crime in and around Metro Transit Stations: Exploring the Utility of Opportunity Theories of Crime

      • Nancy La Vigne

      Pages 251-269

   7. Perception of Disorder and Crime, and Responses to Them in Japanese ‘Mega’ Railway Stations

      • Seiji Shibata, Kazunori Hanyu, Tomoko Doi Hata, Yoshiko Yamaoka

      Pages 270-288

Chapter “Crowd Spatial Patterns at Bus Stops: Security Implications and Effects of Warning Messages” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

• Safety
• security
• transit
• public transport
• interdisciplinary
• user perspective
• fear
• environment
• criminology
• crime
• management
• gender
• mobility
• Nation
• planning
• research
• service
• Stoffe
• transport
• violence

• Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

  Vania Ceccato

• University of Huddersfield, UK

  Andrew Newton

Ward Adams, Texas State University, USA. Hervé Borrion, University College London, UK. Oded Cats, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. Vania Ceccato, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. Marcus Felson, Texas State University, USA. Taku Fujiyama, University College London, UK. Kendra Gentry, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA. Andy Gill, Transport for London, UK. Kazunori Hanyu, Nihon University, Japan. Timothy Hart, Griffith University, Australia. Tokomo Doi Hata, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan. Christopher Herrmann, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA. Antonio Iudici, University of Padova, Italy. Karina Landman, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Nancy LaVigne, Urban Institute, USA. Lena Levin, VTI (The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute), Sweden. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, USA. Terance D. Miethe, University of Nevada, USA. Andrew Newton, University of Huddersfield, UK. Henry Partridge, University College London, UK. Christopher Sedelmeier, University of New Haven, USA. Seiji Shibata, Sagami Women's University, Japan. Trudi Smit, Independent Scholar, South Africa. Martha Smith, Wichita State University, USA. Jana Sochor, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Reka Solymosi, University College London, UK. Adriaan Uittenbogaard, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. Christoffel Venter, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Sung-suk Violet, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA. Qian Wang, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. Douglas Wiebe, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Yoshiko Yamaoka, Aichi Aoitori Medical Welfare Center, Japan.

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