​Annotated Bibliography

amerritt@bizjournals.com, . "SEPTA plots to stem crime." (2008): n. page. Print. <http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/05/05/story2.html?page=all>.

This is a journal article and I think its a good source because it tells us what SEPTA plans to do to keep a hold on the crimes. It also gives statistics about the crimes that have been committed compared to how many were committed in 2004. It doesn’t just say SEPTA is trying to fix all the problems. It tells the reader every single thing they are going to try to do in order for passengers to feel safe.


Graphic Video of Sixers Fan Shooting Bulls Fan on SEPTA El. 2012. Video. NBC10Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Video-SEPTA-Shooting-Sixers-Bulls-Fans-183408621.html>.

This video will be helpful because it shows the whole attack. Even though it may be hard for people to watch it shows how well the surveillance cameras work, and also how clear they are. The surveillance cameras definitely helped the boys get caught. This can tie into the future of the problem because if SEPTA were to put more surveillance cameras everywhere maybe the crime rate would go down.  

Nussbaum, Paul. "SEPTA attacker has record of transit terror." Philly.com. N.p., 19 January 2013. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://articles.philly.com/2013-01-19/news/36417700_1_septa-police-surveillance-cameras-subway-line>.

This article is about the man who recently threw a woman in the railroad tracks. He was also arrested and his bail was set at 2 million dollars. However, as I continued reading it mentioned that he has a record of robbing women and flashing a gun. The article also says that he was arrested in 1996 and was sentenced to 7 ½ - 15 years. You would think someone would learn their lesson but he came out and did the same thing again. I want to use this for future because in this case it seems he did not learn his lesson nor did he care that he spent that long in jail.

Roman, Alex. "SEPTA delves into drivers’ past to improve customer service." Metro. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://www.metro-magazine.com/article/story/2012/01/septa-delves-into-drivers-past-to-improve-customer-service.asp&xgt;.

This article is useful because this mentions how the SEPTA drivers have a lot to deal with and how much the violence has gone up from 2010 to 2011. It also mentions how the drivers are all taking a new training method to help protect themselves and the people on the bus. That part of the article has to do with the future of this issue because its how they’re improving and also the current issue, because this is what we’re dealing with.

Hur, Elizabeth. "SEPTA Officials Install Surveillance Video To Crack Down On Injury Frauds." CBS Philly. N.p., 13 Oct 2011. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/10/13/septa-officials-install-surveillance-video-to-crack-down-on-injury-frauds/>.
Even though this article doesn’t mention anything about violence I still think that it can be useful. I think this article will be useful because it talks about SEPTA installing more surveillance cameras on the buses to stop the injury frauds. However, I think what people don’t realize is that by them installing more cameras maybe people will stop and think about committing a crime. It also says all the different places the cameras are going to get installed.

Jones, Officer. Interview by Drue Boccuti. 12 Feb 2013. Feb . Print.

I spoke to Officer Jones who works in the non-emergency SEPTA department. He told me a lot of ways SEPTA is trying to improve and get all the protection they can. He also told me why he thinks it got this way and he shared some facts about SEPTA that I had no idea about.

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