4/14/2011· Jails - Prisons - Correctional Facilities
Suicides In A State Correctional System, 1992 - 2002: A Review
The authors reviewed all suicides between 1992 and 2002 in a statewide correctional system. Thirty-seven inmates committed suicide in various prisons during this period.
4/11/2011· Psychology
Independent Educational Evaluations Under IDEA '97: It's A Testy Matter
By: Steven Imber
An independent educational evaluation (IEE) provides parents with an opportunity to obtain alternative sources of information concerning the present levels of performance of their children.
4/8/2011· Elevators - Escalator - Automatic Doors
Choosing An Elevator Expert Witness
By: Ronald Creak
When choosing an expert witness, most people will agree it is vitally important to select the right one from the outset.
4/7/2011· Computers
Case Scenario: Failed Insurance Agency Software Implementation
By: Brooks Hilliard
An property and casualty insurance agency acting as a managing general agent for several insurance lines sold through sub-agents throughout the United States had agreed to license a comprehensive agency management system from a developer of such software specifically developed for managing general agencies.
4/1/2011· Failure Analysis
Failure Analysis of a "Exploding" Beer Bottle: Product Defect, Product Liability
By: Dr. Thomas Read
A glass failure expert witness performs a root cause failure analysis on an exploding beer bottle. The object of this root cause failure analysis is to determine the cause of the bottle failure.
3/25/2011· Premises Liability
Premises Liability & Negligent Security
By: James F. Pastor
Premises Security Liability is a broad way to describe various legal theories related to the intersection of criminal conduct and tort liability.
3/17/2011· Economics
Pseudo - Economists - The New Junk Scientists
By: Stan V. Smith
The increased use of economic experts in commercial damage cases, as well as in personal injury and wrongful death cases, has resulted in the emergence of a group of experts who offer economic services but are unqualified and ill-trained in economics.
3/15/2011· Politics
"Were we right or were we wrong?" This was Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) George Tenet's central question in his 2004 talk to the faculty and students of his alma mater, Georgetown University.
3/15/2011· Security
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
Last June, 18-year-old Kelsey Smith was forcibly abducted from the public parking lot of an Overland Park, Kansas, Target store.
3/11/2011· Aerosols - Aerosol Products
Aerosol Anatomy - The Aerosol Laboratory Part 2
By: John Chadwick
This article continues the Aerosol Anatomy series, which dissects and examines various technical topics in aerosol technology, including product development, new technology, components of the aerosol system, and quality control of aerosol products.
