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PREFACE
Approximately nine years ago, after taking a position as a criminal inves-
tigator with the one of the largest district attorney ofces in California,
I became involved with the special operations group that was tasked
primarily with conducting protective operations for the staff as well as
victims, witnesses, and informants. As a former SWAT operator with my
last department, it was a natural t. At around the same time, another
investigator was hired who had been a SWAT/sniper with his last depart-
ment. Surprisingly for both us, of the approximate 10 investigators in the
unit, only two others were former SWAT, one of whom was the soon to be
commander of the unit. The rest of the team, while all very experienced
law enfo