Why Is Witness Evidence Important In Criminal Investigation

In any investigation, the evidence is very important, and thus any investigator always wishes to get the most accurate and reliable evidence. There are different types of evidence that are administered in a court of law although the validity of each is different since there are cases where evidence obtained cannot stand on its own. Witness evidence is considered key in a court of law since it can be directly administered on its own and a case decided upon its admissibility. Therefore, an investigator always aims to get a witness in a criminal case since witness evidence is vital in the decision made in criminal cases. Whoever there are cases where a witness is not cooperative or does not want to engage the investigators. This is a very delicate situation, which should be handled with the degree of importance required since the witness might be key in unraveling the plain truth regarding a given case (Robertson et.al, 2016, 21).

Thus the manner in which the witness and evidence are handled in this case is key since any missed steps would lead to tampering with evidence which will most likely render it non-admissible in a court of law. Thus, handling of witness and evidence is vital in ensuring that they are presented without any coercion or

In this case, to get any meaningful information from the witness and to get him or her to testify in a court of law against the suspects will require considerably more efforts. In this case, I would invoke the witness protection act where witnesses are accorded state protection in cases where their life may be in danger. Thus, the uncooperative nature of the witness may be due to the consequences of providing any meaningful information to the course of the investigation (Walton, 2008, p.