What Witness Protection Services Can Do To Keep Our Judicial System Safe.

It may not come as a shock to many that a suspected criminal, who is facing an extended prison sentence, may go to great lengths to avert their own trial and do so by spreading panic and alarm through the use of intimidation.

What Witness Protection allows, in any circumstances in which the evidence that someone is to provide is crucial to a prosecution or civil matter, is peace of mind through the removal of their fears and apprehensions, allowing for an improved capacity for recalling the necessary facts accurately. Something a large number of witnesses often find difficult to do with the threat of violence or harassment hanging over them.

A private security firms witness protection service involves providing Close Protection Officers who will facilitate around the clock total security and implement risk reducing Standard Operating Procedures that will benefit all those acting on behalf of the prosecution, inclusive of lawyers and key witnesses; those that are feeling vulnerable or have suffered from some form of intimidation at the hands of individuals who seek to disrupt their trial.

A properly designed and managed witness protection service will reduce the risk to those key personnel involved on the prosecution side. It will not only protect a client but create a sense of security and confidence within those involved, which allows the witnesses to recall their evidence more accurately.

If you are awaiting an appearance at court and believe you need a witness protection service, then make sure that any security company you are considering can and will fulfil the following basic criteria:

They will provide 24 hour cover, including pre, post and during your appearance in court.

A facility to provide safe houses and secure locations.

That witnesses will be securely transported to and from the court.

That they coordinate with the court security staff to ensure understanding and maximum support.

Supply personnel with police backgrounds, who are familiar with court procedure and an understanding of the requirements of the witnesses and their families.

On that last point, specialists should have plenty of prior experience and be required to have provided close protection in Civil and Crown Courts to both members of the legal profession and witnesses and they should place their importance on ensuring that clients are put at ease through feeling that they are safe and protected; so that they are ready to give good quality evidence. There is no denying that it is a sensitive matter that requires the very best a close protection officer has to offer.

If they fail in one or all of these, then walk away and keep looking because you cannot put a value on the security and safety of yourself or any family member.

One other matter that needs consideration is that the larger security companies may not share the same emphasis on client focus as the smaller firms and may not have the same quality of officer.

Ask yourself this question; can a company that employs thousands of staff really offer a service that compares with a perceived lesser company whose personnel are all handpicked for being specialists in their chosen field of expertise?

It is a mistaken assumption held by many people that because a company has many more staff that they are better and offer a superior service, it is our experience that the exact opposite applies. Smaller security companies focus on hiring and working with only those they trust implicitly and not all and sundry.

For further information about this article or if you have a general query then please contact us via the information contained on this page or visit our website.

Our company, Go Executive Protection Ltd, can provide you with experienced and professional Witness Protection Officers and Close Protection Officers at a competitive cost to yourself.