NCJ Number
162271
Date Published
1996
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This annotated bibliography lists and describes available references and current programs concerning witness protection.
Abstract
Each citation includes the program or document title, address, contact person, telephone number, and program or document description. The publications include a practical guide for a tactical approach to witness protection within a county environment, a description of a county's criteria for witness support that includes protection and relocation, the American Bar Association recommendations regarding victim services, and a national survey of prosecutors and review of legislation aimed at stopping criminal gang activity. Additional publications focus on problems experienced by prosecutors in seating and educating jurors concerning gang activity, a model program that uses vertical prosecution, the nature and extent of victim and witness intimidation and ways to deal with it, and innovative interventions. Active victim-witness protection programs and five training and service programs are also described.