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Viewing suspects individually rather than as a group makes it less likely that a witness will finger a suspect simply because he looks more like the culprit than anyone else in the line. To minimize the chance of such mistakes, police departments in several states, including Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin, are testing the sequential method. Most of those departments are also making their lineups "double blind": the officer in charge does not know who the alleged culprit is and thus cannot subconsciously influence the witness. That can pose a problem in small towns, where...
Harvard has seen its fair share of debate and controversy lately, and frankly it’s been fun to watch. But amidst the yelling and finger-pointing, the Faculty meetings and the open letters, I’ve been disheartened by a destructive undercurrent in many of the criticisms being made by members of the Harvard community; disagreements are getting too personal and have created an atmosphere of intimidation...
...don’t say it to each other,” Summers said. “We all want the same things. We want everyone to develop their careers. We don’t want to finger-point in any direction...
Sulfur dioxide from the Kilauea volcano is causing health problems in Hawaii ? Smoking-prevention programs in schools have had almost no influence on whether teens light up ? The shorter a man's index finger is relative to his ring finger, the more aggressive he is likely to be (this doesn't apply to women) ? The fat in avocados helps the body absorb cancer-fighting nutrients
...been frustrated with his jam-prone Swingline (the top complaint gleaned from Swingline's exhaustive research). So he created the PaperPro stapler, which Moses boasts requires only 7 lbs. of palm pressure to operate, compared with 30 lbs. for a traditional model. "You can do 20 sheets with one finger. You can even use your pinkie...