Category: Legal Translation Legal Translation - Why Faster Isn't Always Better TASA ID: 2065 ...Is your document confidential? Since many legal documents contain private information like names, home addresses, bank account identifiers and social security numbers, emailing such information to a large number of potential translators could have disastrous results. Read more
Category: Law Enforcement & Corrections Police Practices and Excessive Force 101 TASA ID: 2403 As a semi-retired police officer with 47 years on the job, 25 as a chief of police, I know a few things about police practices and excessive force. I know too that many do not understand the dynamics that come into play when police officers use physical force. Read more
Category: Law Enforcement & Corrections Overcrowded Prisons and Officer Safety TASA ID: 2756 Prison overcrowding poses not only great risk to inmates, but also increased risk to the correctional officers who work in overcrowded prisons. Much is written in the media about how overcrowding affects the prison inmate population; however, frequently, the plight of the officers is underreported. Read more
Category: Landscape Architecture Lessons from a Landscape Architect: Landscape Screening TASA ID: 334 Most landscape designers have encountered municipal codes which require dense shrub and tree placement along the boundary lines of a commercial project. Although this mandate is well-intended, as in reducing the negative visual impact of vast areas of asphalt parking lots and roads, it fails to recognize that highways and parking lots are not always incompatible land uses. Read more
Category: Landscape Architecture Lessons from a Landscape Architect: To Substitute or not to Substitute TASA ID: 334 Some rules still exist on the books of municipalities governing the selection of plant materials for new and redeveloped site projects. Lists of genus and species authorized for installation attempt to reflect the desired site conditions, safety considerations and of course aesthetic demands. These lists do not always factor in the complementary role of plants in defining spaces and enhancing the design attributes of an architectural statement. Read more