ARTICLES

10/18/2011· Business Consulting

Business Consulting: Environmental Scanning

By: Greg Curtiss

No successful company can survive and grow without a well researched and clearly articulated strategy.

10/6/2011· Security

Security Law: Private Police = Para-Police?

By: Dr. James F. Pastor

In the past several years many in the security industry have advocated increasing professional standards. The hallmark criteria of professionalism usually relate to training, wages, recruitment standards, and accountability.

10/5/2011· Branding - Brand Management

Blood, Sweat and Tiers: Building Optimal Brand Identity Architectures

By: Rob Wallace

Brand extensions are more than twice as likely to succeed as new brands. With mega-brands like Crest extending to more than 80 SKUs in the United States alone and over 300 products worldwide, today's brands are not just expanding-they are hyper-proliferating.

9/27/2011· Psychiatry

How Child Psychiatric Testimony Works

By: Dr. Gilbert Kliman

The legal system and juries customarily weigh evidence more regularly than the psychoanalytic profession.

9/26/2011· Security

Schools Behind Bars? Designing Safe and Secure Environments for Schools and Colleges Doesn't Mean They Need to Look Like Detention Facilities

By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP

Creating safe schools is the responsibility of the entire community where a school or school system resides.

9/23/2011· Mediation

Mediation: Anger and Fear Affect Our Perceptions and Our Decisions

By: Douglas Noll

We have all experienced levels of anger and levels of fear in mediation, and we have witnessed our clients in fear and in anger.

9/21/2011· Animals

Owning A Horse Is A Huge Financial Investment: Get A Pre-Purchase Exam!

By: Bridget Brandon

You've decided to buy a horse and you have now located the horse of your dreams. There are a lot of emotions involved.

9/13/2011· Law Enforcement

Taser Mentality

By: Dr. Ron Martinelli

An officer responding to a report of a domestic argument between husband and wife observes the husband walking down the street.

8/30/2011· Failure Analysis

Metal Failure Analysis: Metal Food Contaminant Failure Analysis

By: Dr. Thomas Read

Materials failure analysis expert performs a failure analysis to determine the source of a metal piece found in tomato product.

8/19/2011· Arms - Guns - Weapons

Missile Defense In The News: U.S. Army Missile, Rocket, and Mortar Defense

By: Riki Ellison

Today's missile, rocket, and mortar threats to our armed forces deployed throughout the middle East are severe and growing.