Scent identifications result from various procedures, including station identifications and scent lineups, the former of which has become a sort of odd forensic procedure in southern California and the latter of which has apparently always been structured without regard to forensic research throughout the United States. Having recently appeared as a witness regarding scent identification in a European trial, I also begin to despair of the ability of the American judiciary to calculate the forensic value of scent identification evidence. ...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Dog Acquired as a Pet Becomes an Assistance Animal Entitled to Reasonable Accommodation
Tina Book was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 and suffers from anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, and related conditions. According to the federal district court of Oregon:“She lives with and is generally accompanied by an emotional assistance dog, named Athena. Although Athena was originally Ms. Book's pet, Book has considered Athena a service animal for several years. She has doctors' notes dating back to 2010 identifying Athena as an emotional companion animal that assists her with the functional limitations relating to ‘a medical...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Can the Benefits of Dogs for Children with Autism Be Quantified? A Review Paper Gathers the Evidence
There is a growing amount of research, much of it published in respectable scientific journals, concerning the benefits that service and therapy dogs provide to children with autism. Unfortunately, much of it is anecdotal—stories about what a dog did for a child or the child’s family. Papers of this sort, while interesting, even inspirational, do not provide much solid proof that letting therapy dogs visit special schools or having autism service dogs accompany autistic children is really providing long-range benefits. Establishing...
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