J-0620 Secret Witness_Kern_s Most Wanted.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: SECRET WITNESS/KERN’S MOST WANTED NO: J-620 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: April 12, 2000 06/01/2018 06/26/2000 06/01/2018 POLICY The Secret Witness Program was formed as a public benefit, non-profit corporation in 1982. It has since absorbed the Kern’s Most Wanted Program. It is a collaborative effort between law enforcement and the community to involve the public in the criminal justice system by removing the fear of reprisal for assisting law enforcement through a guarantee that those providing information will never be identified by the Secret Witness Program. Rewards are available for those who provide information and are administered by the Secret Witness Board of Directors. All funding to the Secret Witness Program comes from community donations. The Sheriff’s Office will support the Secret Witness Program and utilize it as a valuable tool to solve crimes and apprehend wanted persons.