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Bus Operator Awareness Research And Development Training Program, Christopher Kozub, Brian Michael Jenkins
Bus Operator Awareness Research And Development Training Program, Christopher Kozub, Brian Michael Jenkins
Mineta Transportation Institute
This training is designed to enhance the abilities of bus operators to: Quickly and effectively evaluate suspicious and dangerous activities Take actions to protect yourself and your passengers, and Provide timely and accurate information to law enforcement through your control center This summary and the full instructor-led course were developed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in cooperation with the National Transportation Security Center of Excellence (NTSCOE), managed through the Science and Technology Directorate of DHS. Through the intensive efforts of four universities and two federal agencies, the team conducted extensive research both nationally and abroad to identify appropriate countermeasures …
Carnage Interrupted: An Analysis Of Fifteen Terrorist Plots Against Public Surface Transportation, Research Report 11-20, Brian M. Jenkins, Joseph Trella
Carnage Interrupted: An Analysis Of Fifteen Terrorist Plots Against Public Surface Transportation, Research Report 11-20, Brian M. Jenkins, Joseph Trella
Mineta Transportation Institute
This report examines 13 terrorist plots against public surface transportation that were uncovered and foiled by authorities between 1997 and 2010 and two failed attempts to carry out attacks. Certainly, this is not the total universe of foiled or failed terrorist plots in these years, but they were selected on the basis of what is known about them and the accessibility of information. The report focuses on terrorist plots in the West. Seven of the 15 plots took place in the United States, and four occurred in the United Kingdom. These two countries figure prominently as targets of terrorism, and …