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Crime becomes a central issue in commercial litigation when businesses dispute who should have anticipated, prevented, or absorbed the cost of criminal activity. Property owners, management companies, security contractors, retailers, hospitality operators, and their insurers frequently litigate among themselves over whether crime at a facility was foreseeable and whether security measures met contractual and industry expectations. Crime data also figures in coverage disputes under crime and fidelity policies, commercial lease and management agreement disputes, and claims arising from organized retail theft. The contested question is usually what the available evidence showed about criminal risk and what a reasonable business should have done in response.

A crime expert helps attorneys ground those questions in empirical analysis rather than anecdote. Criminologists and security professionals can analyze calls-for-service records, Uniform Crime Reporting and National Incident-Based Reporting System data, and site-specific incident histories to assess the foreseeability and pattern of criminal activity at and around a property. They can evaluate security programs against recognized guidance, such as standards developed by ASIS International and principles of crime prevention through environmental design. That analysis supports the allocation of responsibility among owners, managers, and contractors, informs causation arguments about whether additional measures would have changed the outcome, and clarifies coverage and indemnity positions.

The right crime expert depends on whether the case turns on statistical foreseeability, security operations, or the methods of a particular type of offender. Round Table Group can identify criminologists holding faculty appointments at research universities, former law enforcement leaders, including professionals who served with the FBI and major metropolitan police departments, and corporate security executives holding the ASIS Certified Protection Professional credential. That mix of research training and field experience gives a fact-finder confidence that crime-risk opinions rest on sound data and practical judgment. We've completed more than 75,000 expert searches for litigators, and we apply that experience to finding the expert best suited to your facts. Contact us about your crime-related matter by calling us at (202) 908-4500.

Kinds of Cases We Work On

Round Table Group helps our clients find a wide variety of Crime expert witnesses for cases like:

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Security Consulting Firm Faces Premises Crime Claim

A shopping center owner sued a security consulting firm after a crime risk assessment it prepared failed to recommend adequate lighting and surveillance measures, contributing to a pattern of criminal incidents that drove away tenants. We identified experts with experience in premises security risk assessment, crime prevention through environmental design, and commercial security standards. The expert's assessment review confirmed the recommendations fell short of industry standards, supporting the owner's negligence claim.
02

Retail Loss Prevention Consultant Breach of Contract

A national retail chain sued a loss prevention consulting firm after a store-level shrinkage reduction program it designed failed to meet the contracted reduction targets across a large portion of the chain's locations. We identified experts with experience in retail loss prevention methodology, shrinkage analysis, and retail security program design. The expert's program review confirmed the design failed to address the chain's primary theft vectors, supporting the retailer's damages claim.
03

Cybercrime Investigation Firm Sued Over Report

A financial services company sued a cybercrime investigation firm after a forensic report it prepared following a fraud incident was later found to have relied on an incomplete review of transaction logs, undermining the company's insurance recovery claim. We identified experts with experience in cybercrime forensic investigation, digital evidence methodology, and financial fraud analysis. The expert's re-investigation confirmed the report's conclusions were unsupported, supporting the company's negligence claim.
04

Corporate Fraud Investigation Firm Faces Malpractice Claim

A manufacturing company sued a corporate fraud investigation firm after an internal embezzlement investigation it conducted failed to identify a second perpetrator later implicated in continued losses. We identified experts with experience in corporate fraud investigation methodology, forensic accounting, and internal controls assessment. The expert's investigation review confirmed the second perpetrator's involvement was detectable under standard investigative protocols, supporting the company's negligence claim.
05

Crime Data Analytics Vendor Breach Claim

A retail chain sued a crime data analytics vendor after a predictive policing-style theft pattern platform delivered under contract failed to identify a coordinated organized retail crime ring operating across multiple store locations. We identified experts with experience in crime data analytics methodology, retail theft pattern analysis, and predictive modeling standards. The expert's model audit confirmed the platform's detection thresholds were set well outside industry norms, supporting the retailer's damages claim.
06

Private Security Company Faces Contract Dispute

A commercial property manager sued a private security company after a chronic understaffing of contracted guard posts was linked to a rise in property crime incidents across a large office campus. We identified experts with experience in private security staffing standards, security program design, and commercial property security benchmarking. The expert's staffing audit confirmed the security company fell well short of contracted post coverage, supporting the property manager's damages claim.
07

Forensic Crime Lab Sued Over Results

A corporate security firm sued an independent forensic crime laboratory after fingerprint analysis results it certified in an internal theft investigation were later found to be unreliable, undermining a subsequent employment-related legal proceeding. We identified experts with experience in forensic fingerprint analysis standards, forensic laboratory quality assurance, and evidence chain-of-custody practices. The expert's re-analysis confirmed the lab's methodology departed from accepted forensic standards, supporting the firm's negligence claim.
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Organized Retail Crime Consultant Faces Dispute

A retail chain sued an organized retail crime consulting firm after a supply chain theft investigation it conducted failed to identify an internal collusion scheme that continued for several additional months, compounding the chain's losses. We identified experts with experience in organized retail crime investigation, supply chain security analysis, and internal collusion detection methodology. The expert's investigation review confirmed the scheme was detectable under standard investigative protocols, supporting the retailer's negligence claim.
09

Workplace Violence Risk Assessment Firm Claim

A manufacturing company sued a workplace violence risk assessment firm after an evaluation of a flagged employee failed to identify escalating risk factors that later contributed to a serious workplace incident. We identified experts with experience in workplace violence risk assessment methodology, threat assessment standards, and organizational security practices. The expert's assessment review confirmed the risk factors were identifiable under standard evaluation protocols, supporting the company's negligence claim.
10

AML Compliance Consulting Firm Malpractice Dispute

A regional bank sued an anti-money laundering compliance consulting firm after a transaction monitoring framework it designed failed to flag a pattern of suspicious activity later cited in a regulatory enforcement action. We identified experts with experience in AML compliance consulting, financial crime monitoring methodology, and banking regulatory standards. The expert's framework review confirmed the detection thresholds fell short of regulatory expectations, supporting the bank's negligence claim.

Here are a few of our favorite Crime Expert Witnesses:

Rehabilitation, Recovery, Crime Expert #16632

I have 12 years of experience, and specialize in the field of offender rehabilitation with specific knowledge in the areas of addiction recovery, self-change and parole release. I have published on such topics as desistance from crime and parole hearings. I have testified on eligibility for parole, evidence of genuine rehabilitation and the role of denial in the treatment process.

 

Tennessee Deviance, Crime, Childhood Expert #18306

I have 31 years of experience, and specialize in the field of sociology with specific knowledge in the areas of sociology, criminal justice and statistics. I have published on such topics as cross-national crime, homicide rates and crime data.

 

New Mexico Ntive American Indian, Crime Expert #19679

I have 15 years of experience and specialize in the field of American Indian crime, with specific knowledge of Indians, crime and victimization. I have published on such topics as American Indian crime, cultural conflict and identity.

 

New York Criminology, Firearms, Crime Expert #19698

I have 30 years of experience and specialize in the field of criminology, with specific knowledge of guns and gun control, delinquency and quantitative research methods. I have published on such topics as patterns of gun ownership and use, juvenile delinquency and quantitative analysis. This included several books, and more than 50 scholarly peer reviewed articles.

 

Florida Deviance, Crime, Race Expert #20025

I have 9 years of experience, and specialize in the field of law with specific knowledge in the areas of criminal law, civil law and criminal theory. I have published on such topics as cross-national studies, theories of criminology.

 

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Texas Psychology, Gender, Crime Expert #20309

I have 12 years of experience, and specialize in the field of sociology with specific knowledge in the areas of social psychology, crime, deviance and gender. I have published on such topics as sexuality, crime, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

 

Kansas Gender, Crime, Youth Expert #22183

I have 15 years of experience and specialize in the field of sociology, with specific knowledge of crime, gender and diversity. I have published on such topics as rural communities, incarcerated youths and Latina adolescent immigrants.

 

Virginia Prisons, Anti-Terrorism, Crime Expert #22322

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminal justice, with specific knowledge in the areas of prisons and jails, law enforcement and illegal detainees. I have published on such topics as community corrections, prison management and jail operations. I have testified 9 times on topics such as prison riots, staff conduct, conditions of confinement and staff misconduct. I am a career professional with experience in prisons, jails and law enforcement. I have been a university professor in criminal justice and I have served as a criminal justice consultant for the last six years.

 

New Jersey Crime, Fraud, Computer Expert #23254

I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of information security with specific knowledge in the areas of computer forensics, electronic crime and computer investigations. I have published on such topics as anti-phishing, telephone security and cryptography. I have testified on caller-identification manipulation, telephony security and electronic crime. I have investigated and been prepared for testimony in many cases ranging from electronic fraud to civil cases involving celebrities. I have been the providing expertise to many government entities, as well as financial institutions, and am regarded as a world renowned expert in electronic fraud. I have published…

 

California Crime, Gangs, Youth Crime Expert #23561

I have 10 years of experience and specialize in the field of criminal justice policy and practice, with specific knowledge of police, corrections and program evaluation. I have published on such topics as policing, sex offenders and mentoring. I teach courses in criminal justice and have worked in concert with criminal justice agencies to evaluate current policies and examine the potential effects of proposed legislation

 

New York Crime, Crime Statistics Expert #23724

I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of sociology with specific knowledge in the areas of criminology, victimology and criminal justice. I have published on such topics as crime victims, crime rates and motor vehicle theft.

 

California Immigration, Ethnicity, Crime Expert #24807

I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of economic sociology with specific knowledge in the areas of immigration, entrepreneurship and rotating savings and credit associations. I have published on such topics as immigration, entrepreneurship, savings and credit, ethnic minorities, assimilation, organized crime and demography. I have testified on rotating savings and credit associations.

 

Florida Immigration, Crime, Threat Expert #26483

I have 3 years of experience, and specialize in the field of sociology with specific knowledge in the areas of criminology, race and ethnic relations and immigration. I have published on such topics as racializing Latinos, immigrants’ ethnoracial context of reception.

 

Illinois Criminology, Corrections, Crime Expert #27165

I have 10 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminal justice with specific knowledge in the areas of race, class and gender. I have published on such topics as Latinos and crime. In my spare time, I work with community organizations to educate underrepresented groups. Specifically, my “Street Law” course informs young minority men and women of their constitutional rights in American society. The “Street Law” course considers how constitutional rights truly operate on the streets of the inner city.

 

Arizona Labor Discrimination, Crime Expert #27406

I have 10 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminology, criminal justice and sociology with specific knowledge in the areas of discrimination, human rights and immigration. I have published on such topics as immigration, discrimination and corporate crime. I have testified 22 times on topics such as employment discrimination, immigration and wrongful death.

 

Kentucky Violence, Crime, Drugs Expert #27781

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of clinical psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of causes and prevention of alcohol and/or drug related aggression, violence, crime, domestic violence in adults and adolescents, neuropsychological assessment and drinking when driving offences. I have published on such topics as causes of alcohol-related violence, prevention of violence and risk for substance abuse. I have testified on the relation between alcohol use, violence, and sexuality.

 

Colorado Labor, Law, Crime Expert #27809

I have 7 years of experience and specialize in the field of applied microeconomics, with specific knowledge of law, labor and crime. I have published on such topics as deterrence theory, environmental regulation and labor economics.

 

Maryland Mental Health, Forensic, Crime Expert #29153

I have 16 years of experience, and specialize in the field of forensic psychiatry with specific knowledge in the areas of correctional mental health care, the mental health and criminal justice interface and criminal forensic psychiatry. I have published on such topics as correctional psychiatry, community treatment of mentally ill offenders and reentry or discharge planning. I have testified 50 times on topics such as trial competency, criminal responsibility, sanity and liability.

 

Georgia Criminal Justice, Crime Expert #29643

I have 10 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminal justice, with specific knowledge in the areas of urban violence, offender behavior, and crime prevention. I have published on such topics as urban crime, drug markets, and offender behavior. I have testified on drug trafficking and offender behavior.

 

Connecticut Sociology, Crime, Violence Expert #29952

I have 16 years of experience and specialize in the field of sociology and criminal justice, with specific knowledge of program evaluation, sexual assault and domestic violence. I have published on such topics as collaborations between police and victim advocates, reactions to disclosure of sexual assault and substance abuse treatment for juveniles.

 

Texas Journalism, Media, Crime Expert #30511

I have 18 years of experience, and specialize in the field of journalism with specific knowledge in the areas of crime, law, and border issues. I have published on such topics as daily court proceedings, crime stories, and issues impacting the border and Hispanics.

 

Nebraska Violence, Crime, Family Expert #30797

I have 10 years of experience and specialize in the field of domestic violence, with specific knowledge of domestic violence dynamics, recanting victims, and mothers who are domestic violence victims.

 

California Crime, Theory, Animal Abuse Expert #33921

I have experience in the field of criminology, with specific knowledge in the areas of family and domestic violence, animal abuse, and animal cruelty. I have published on such topics as same-sex domestic violence, criminological theories, and sex offenders.

 

Texas Crime, Embezzle, Forgery Expert #35379

I have 39 years of experience, and specialize in the field of security duties and responsibilities with specific knowledge in the areas of violent crime, business continuity planning. I have testified on appropriate police reporting procedures, police patrol procedures and heroin and methamphetamine addiction.

 

Florida Crime, Weather Expert #35442

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminal justice with specific knowledge in the areas of weather and crime, domestic violence and police. I have published on such topics as weather and crime, domestic violence and policing.

 

Washington Policies, Crime Expert #37314

I have 38 years of experience in the field of police practices, with specific knowledge of excessive use of force, proper police practices, and crime scene interpretation. I have published on such topics as homicide crime scene investigations and death investigation. I have testified 90 times on topics such as police misconduct, sexual assault, and industrial crimes.

 

New York Probation, Parole, Crime Expert #38636

I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminal justice with specific knowledge in the areas of probation and parole and criminal organization. I have published on such topics as organized crime, probation and parole and drug abuse. I have testified on criminal organization.

 

Criminological Theory, Crime Expert #38900

I have 23 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminology with specific knowledge in the areas of criminological theory, homicide rates and consumer culture. I have published on such topics as criminological theory, comparative homicide rates, consumer culture and violence, masculinity and the leisure economy.

 

Texas Race, Crime, Police Expert #40846

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of race and crime with specific knowledge in the areas of juvenile justice, police violence and delinquency prevention.

 

Connecticut Police, Crime, Policy Expert #44600

I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of policing with specific knowledge in the areas of management, administration and operations. I have published on such topics as tasers and eyewitness evidence. I have testified 10 times on topics such as forensic evidence.

 

Pennsylvania Crime, Serology, Incident Scene Expert #45895

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminalistics with specific knowledge in the areas of scene reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis and general criminalistics. I have testified 40 times on topics such as criminalistics. I possess twenty years of rich and diverse education, training, and experience.

 

Illinois Crime, Negligence, Policy Expert #46684

I have 16 years of experience, and specialize in the field of security and law enforcement with specific knowledge in the areas of negligence, foreseebility and misconduct. I have published on such topics as high rise security, risk assessment and public-private cooperation. I have testified 25 times on topics such as security adequacy, procedures and standards and negligence.

 

Texas Legal, Crime, Immigration Expert #46854

I have 11 years of experience, and specialize in the field of Mexican law with specific knowledge in the areas of Mexican constitutional law, Mexican civil law and Mexican criminal law. I have published on such topics as North American Free Trade Agreement, working with foreign counsel and Mexico’s taxation of income by nonresident artists and athletes. I have testified on extra contractual liability, resettling in Mexico according to its immigration law and divorce law of Mexico. I am one of the few experts in my field with dual United States and Mexico law license and a background that combines…

 

Investigations, Forensics, Crime Expert #47083

I have 21 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminalistics with specific knowledge in the areas of forensic handwriting, questioned document and criminal investigation. I have published on such topics as criminalistics, investigation tactics and international criminal investigations. I have testified 99 times on topics such as handwriting and signature identification.

 

South Carolina Social, Tax, Finance, Crime Expert #47961

I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of economics with specific knowledge in the areas of legalized gambling, casino impacts and social costs. I have published on such topics as tax revenues, casinos, crime and economic growth effects of casinos. I am recognized as one of the top experts in the world on the economics of gambling.

 

Production, Legal, Crime Expert #48377

I have 7 years of experience, and specialize in the field of expert witness with specific knowledge in the areas of marijuana, production, usage and crop yields, monetary value. I have published on such topics as cannabis industry, medical cannabis and business. I have testified 20 times on topics such as marijuana, medical cannabis and crop yield, value, and usage. I have publishing a book on medical cannabis.

 

Minnesota Discrimination, Crime, Forensics Expert #48472

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of forensic and clinical psychology with adults and children with specific knowledge in the areas of civil, criminal and family law. I have published on such topics as post traumatic stress disorder, child sexual abuse, child development, and divorce related issues; child sexual abuse, and other divorce related issues. I have testified 90 times on topics such as medical malpractice and other tort cases involving allegations of post traumatic stress disorder and emotional distress, work place issues including age discrimination and sexual harassment, criminal cases involving allegations of sexual…

 

Texas Crime, Mental Health, Juvenile Expert #48905

I have 12 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminology with specific knowledge in the areas of parricide, mental health and violence. I have published on such topics as kids who kill their parents, youth crime and risk factors that influence life-course pathways to crime and deviance. I have testified on child abuse, domestic violence and mental health. I have been an expert speaker on the nationally-syndicated Dr. Phil Show on parricide, sexual assault, and youth crime, and am regularly consulted by organizations throughout the community and the media on topics in my area of expertise.

 

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