Security Research Publication Topics

The following topics are divided into two categories. Security Research Reports are copies of original research completed by MTI research associates. Summit and Forum Reports are proceedings of meetings where particular transportation security issues were addressed. You may download the PDF or HTML of any of these reports at no cost. If you wish to have a hard copy, please contact MTI at mineta-institute@sjsu.edu. Some older reports are available only as hard copies.

 

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Hard copies of MTI publications can be obtained by emailing a request to mineta-institute@sjsu.edu. Please specify the report title, author name, and report number. There may be a small charge for the report and/or shipping.

 

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Security Research Reports

Title Date
Published 		Author MTI
Project
Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government for State-Level Transportation Organizations September 2011 Edwards & Goodrich 2976

Generic Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government Plan for State-Level Transportation Agencies

 August 2011 Edwards, Goodrich & Medigovich 1080
Exploring the Effectiveness of Transit Security Awareness Campaigns in the San Francisco Bay Area June 2010 Rohlich, Haas & Edwards 2914
Emergency Management Training and Exercises for Transportation Agency Operations June 2010 Edwards & Goodrich 2910
Terrorist Attacks On Public Bus Transportation: A Preliminary Empirical Analysis March 2010 Jenkins, Butterworth & Shrum 2982
Explosives and Incendiaries Used in Terrorist Attacks on Public Surface Transportation: A Preliminary Empirical Analysis March 2010 Jenkins & Butterworth 2875
The 1995 Attempted Derailing of the French TGV (High-Speed Train) and a Quantitative Analysis of 181 Rail Sabotage Attempts March 2010 Jenkins, Butterworth & Clair 2501-2
Handbook of Emergency Management For State-Level Transportation Agencies February 2010 Edwards & Goodrich 2850
Supplement to MTI Study on Selective Passenger Screening in the Mass Transit Rail Environment January 2010 Jenkins, Butterworth & Gerston 2876
Implementation and Development of Vehicle Tracking and Immobilization Technologies January 2010 Jenkins, Butterworth & Edwards 2983
Potential Terrorist Uses of Highway-Borne Hazardous Materials January 2010 Jenkins & Butterworth 2981
The Role of Transportation in Campus Emergency Planning June 2009 Edwards & Goodrich 2727
Selective Screening of Rail Passengers February 2007 Jenkins & Butterworth 2501
Designing and Operating Safe and Secure Transit Systems: Assessing Current Practices in the United States and Abroad November 2005 Taylor, Sideris, Liggett, Fink, Wachs, Cavanagh, Cherry & Haas 2301
Saving City Lifelines: Lessons Learned in the 9-11 Terrorist Attacks September 2003 Jenkins & Winslow 2114
Protecting Public Surface Transportation Against Terrorism and Serious Crime: Continuing Research on Best Security Practices October 2001 Jenkins & Gersten 9805
Terrorism Overview October 2001 Jenkins
Protecting Surface Transportation Systems and Patrons from Terrorist Activities December 1997 Jenkins

Security Summit and Forum Reports

Title Date
Published 		Author MTI
Project
Rail Passenger Selective Screening Summit October 2009 MTI 2891
The Fourth National Security Summit: Approaches to Passenger Screening March 2007 MTI 2654
Third National Transportation Security Summit: rail security--a on terrorism and business continuity September 2005 MTI 2353
California Transportation Security Summits April 2003 MTI 2118
National Transportation Security Summit October 2001 MTI 2110
Terrorism in Surface Transportation - A March 1996 MTI