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The International Cooperation Group
Publications
THE PROTECTION OF WITNESSES
Gregory Lacko
DATA ON THE FEDERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM[129]
Witnesses
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1996-
1997 |
1997-
1998 |
1998-
1999 |
1999-
2000 |
2000-
2001 |
2001-
2002 |
2002-
2003 |
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Accepted into the
program[130] |
152 |
110 |
92 |
72 |
37 |
29 |
61 |
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| Witnesses who refused protection |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
23 |
11 |
13 |
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| Accepted from another law enforcement agency |
30 |
22 |
23 |
12 |
17 |
23 |
34 |
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| Accepted from a foreign country |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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| Number of identity changes |
46 |
19 |
36 |
11 |
14 |
24 |
26 |
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| Relocations outside the province of origin |
71 |
51 |
30 |
25 |
14 |
23 |
25 |
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| Relocations within the province of origin |
31 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
20 |
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| Voluntary terminations from the program |
4 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
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| Involuntary terminations from the program |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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| Failure of protection caused by the RCMP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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| Lawsuits / complaints[131]
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3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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Total cost of the
program[132] |
$1,579,869 |
$3,058,966 |
$3,794,478 |
$1,942,983 |
$1,626,428 |
$1,538,658 |
$3,397,647 |
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