Transit security data are modeled after the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting System. This report also includes a glossary, listing of all reporting transit agencies, and data collection Form 405. TCRP Legal Research Digest Number 14 Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Prepared by Mark McNulty. Prepared for FTA Transit Cooperative Research Program, March 2000, 29pp.
Recent studies indicate that privacy is becoming the number one issue in the workplace.
Technological advancements have affected every aspect of the industry, including collecting, transmitting, and storing information, as well as security methods for handling information, surveillance equipment, etc. This legal digest provides a topical reference guide to privacy issues and should be useful for attorneys, administrators, human relation officers, security personnel, supervisors, and all officials who confront privacy issues. The digest briefly discusses the development of the law of privacy and examines its continuing evolution within the context of societal and technological changes, particularly how these principles apply to the public transportation industry and its employees. The research first takes a broad look at the invasion of privacy issues, discussing the origins, new technological developments, etc. Then the focus narrows to look at major privacy issues in public transportation, both from the standpoint of how these issues impact public employees within the work environment, and how it affects members of the general public in their dealings with the public sector.