Communication of Threats: A Guide (2002) / Chapter Skim
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maintained on-going links with local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies with the specific intent of maintaining awareness of current threat. These are strong and positive levels of interaction.
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SURVEY: BACKGROUND INFORMATION Nearly all respondents (10) manage bus networks, whereas almost an equal number (9)
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❐ derived a list of public transportation authority positions responsible for determining threat levels to the system. Nineteen threat communications sources were presented in the questionnaire.
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❐ upgrade threat status based on assessments; ❐ possible redeployment and increase of security personnel; ❐ heighten awareness of employees; ❐ use threat advisories to determine need for extra shifts, staffing vulnerable points, etc.; ❐ threat condition levels are established by standard operating procedures (general order) ; ❐ heightened state of alerts established; and ❐ secure critical sites.
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Most (75%) respondents did believe a Web-based system would meet their needs, although three did not.
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❐ "Restrict access based on levels of responsibility." ❐ "Include all public safety entities." ❐ "Consider use of NCIC to distribute info to law enforcement agencies in a secure mode." What Level of Security Respondents were each asked to provide comments on the desirable level of security for the system. Examples of the responses follow.
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Comments/Suggestions for Improved Communication of Threats Lastly, some sections were offered to the respondents to ask questions and provide comments to the survey administrators. One response received stated: "Most problems I have observed in transit agencies are from systems that do not have their own police department.
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