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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 9: Criminal › 9-21.000 - Witness Security › Justice Manual § 9-21.010
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide information and guidance to Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys with respect to the Witness Security Reform Act of 1984, Part F of Chapter XII of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (Pub.L. No. 98-473). This chapter contains regulations and provides general information about the Witness Security Program (the Program), and sets forth the procedures by which a government attorney may apply for the services of the Program in order to protect a witness against dangers that may be related to the witness's testimony. This chapter also provides information concerning the investigative use, or targeting, of persons who are in the custody of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) or the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), or who are under BOP supervision.
For information concerning the Emergency Witness Assistance Program see
JM 3-7.340
, or contact any USAO Victim-Witness Coordinator or the Executive Office for United States Attorneys' LECC/Victim-Witness Office.
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