Vident Partners provides vetted negligent security expert witnesses for cases involving foreseeable criminal assaults, inadequate lighting and access control, deficient security personnel, and failure to address known threats at apartments, hotels, parking facilities, and retail premises nationwide. Request a referral today.
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Negligent security experts evaluate whether a property owner implemented reasonable security measures in light of foreseeable criminal activity and recognized industry standards 1. Attorneys retain them to analyze crime history and foreseeability, assess lighting, access control, surveillance, and security staffing, and determine whether deficiencies contributed to an assault or other criminal harm 2. These experts review police reports, prior incident data, premises layouts, and security policies to opine on the adequacy of the security program and the foreseeability of the crime. Their analysis applies recognized security-management practices such as those reflected in the ASIS International Certified Protection Professional (CPP) credential 3 and crime-prevention principles codified in ISO 22341:2021, the international standard for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) 4.
ISO 22341:2021 defines CPTED as the process for analysing and assessing crime and security risks to guide development, urban design, site management, and the use of the built environment in order to reduce crime and the fear of crime.
Case Types
Assaults and robberies in apartment complexes and parking facilities
Inadequate lighting, fencing, or access-control claims
Insufficient or improperly trained security personnel
Failure to respond to prior crimes or known threats
Hotel, bar, and retail premises violent-crime incidents
Qualifications
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A negligent security expert should have a background in security management, law enforcement, or criminology and may hold a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) credential from ASIS International. Hands-on experience in security assessment, crime-prevention design, or operations and prior testimony experience are important.
These experts are retained in cases involving assaults, robberies, or other crimes on premises where security may have been inadequate, including apartments, hotels, parking lots, and retail stores. They help establish whether the crime was foreseeable and whether reasonable security measures were in place.
In general, expert fees are determined by the expert themselves, based on a variety of criteria. Among those criteria are professional experience, forensic and testimony experience, relevant certifications, case-type specialization, and publications. Vident does have some influence over expert fees by comparing experts within a specialty, but ultimately it is a personal decision by the expert.
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