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By Kay Henderson – DES MOINES, Iowa | Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:25pm EDT (Reuters) – The method by which photos of suspected criminals are shown to witnesses can affect the accuracy of identifications, with photos shown in a sequence producing fewer mistakes, a study has found. Gary Wells, a psychology professor at Iowa State University who was...

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Note: You must log in with your CLARAWEB.US  User Name and password to view this program. You can click on the little box on the lower right above to expand the screen and press your ESC key to reduce the size back to normal. Introduction to DUI Cases: The Realities of Trying Your First DUI Case Peter Arian, Deputy...

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Spotted in The Atlantic – by ANDREW COHEN – Andrew Cohen has served as chief legal analyst and legal editor for CBS News and won a Murrow Award as one of the nation’s leading legal analysts and commentators. The Buck and Davis cases are a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go, on...

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By Shellie Branco - HealthyCal.org Counties have no choice but to do things better than the state. That’s what Kern County officials are saying as they prepare for an influx of low-level offenders from state prisons. They’re hoping to be more successful when it comes to helping offenders successfully integrate into society. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to...

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As an employer and business owner, you have a duty to maintain a safe workplace and protect your customers. To these ends, one day you may need to inquire about the legality of refusing to hire a sex offender, or, if you already did, terminating an offender's employment. Unfortunately, there's no definite answer to this inquiry. In most...

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Pot Arrests Now More Than Half Of Total Drug Arrests Nationwide Washington, DC: Police made 853,838 arrests in 2010 for marijuana-related offenses, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report , released today. The annual arrest total is among the highest ever reported by the agency and is nearly identical to the total number of...

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By JOHN SCHWARTZ – The New York Times – Published: September 18, 2011 The push for procedures to help overcome the weaknesses of eyewitness identifications gains support with a new study being released on Monday that sees significant advantages in techniques promoted by many experts and a growing number of police departments. The new report, based on actual...

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NAIROBI-Kenya's agriculture secretary is urging researchers to join the debate on genetically modified (GM) foods - and not leave the issues to politicians. Read the original here: Kenya's scientists urged to engage in GM debate

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A promotion for the world's best-selling beer encroaches on the protected breeding ground of the Tibetan antelope, according to Chinese conservationists who are campaigning against the commercial exploitation of one of the planet's most unique nature reserves. Continued here: Beer company threatens Tibetan antelope

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More than 30 million people were displaced last year by environmental and weather-related disasters across Asia, experts have warned, and the problem is only likely to grow worse as climate change exacerbates such problems. Excerpt from: More than 30 million climate migrants in Asia in 2010, report finds