Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Communications, Marketing, Media, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Negative Communications: The Process of Absorption and Transmission TASA ID: 2156 To truly comprehend the impact of negative communications on the recipients(s), one must understand how such negative input is received and processed by those exposed to it directly, as well as how such information can be transmitted unintentionally and the harmful effects of that. Read more
Category: Articles, Resources for Attorneys, Safety, Security The Security Survey An Investigative Tool TASA ID: 12689 The ABCs of Organizing The Security Survey: A great way to understand how a security survey is structured is to frame the discussion using medical terminology: Physicians examine patientsPhysicians diagnose ailmentsPhysicians write prescriptions Read more
Category: Articles, Crime Investigation, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Resources for Attorneys Bullet Behavior TASA ID: 8673 Ricochet Characteristics: Smaller, faster moving bullets tend to fragment upon impact rather than ricochet so they would have a lower or more acute critical angle than larger, slower moving bullets. With this in mind, a .45 ACP moving at approximately 800 fps is an ideal cartridge to use when conducting experiments with ricochets. Investigators in the field typically would not have the requisite information available to estimate a critical angle when a ricochet marking is discovered at a crime scene so field testing with a similar cartridge and the same or similar substrate would be a benefit to the CSI’s analysis when calculating the approximate critical angle is necessary. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Communications, Marketing, Media, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Defamation Cases: Why an Expert Witness is Vital TASA ID: 2156 Very few people that serve on juries – whether they are housewives, mechanics, sales clerks, etc. or financial planners, architects, rocket scientists, etc. have the knowledge, background or understanding of how defamation (or negative communications) works. They understand that it is alleged that one person/entity communicated something bad about another that was untrue, derogatory or disparaging, thus harmful. Read more
Category: Articles, Computer/Internet, Marketing, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts The Importance of Online Reputation Management (ORM) for Legal Professionals Check out our archived webinars in the Knowledge Center! TASA ID: 11604 Reputation, by its very definition is a nebulous, intangible and complex concept. Trust, along with an excellent reputation as a legal resource, cannot be directly measured like income and expenses. An attorney’s reputation and credibility matter more today than ever before. Clients prefer to retain attorneys and firms with strong and positive reputations. The internet democratizes information and increased competition from both the attorney next door and cost-effective digital legal platforms, such as LegalZoom, Rocket Lawyer and Nolo. Read more
