The holidays are a time of parties and entertaining. At many of these events, alcohol will be present. To ensure that drivers stay safe this holiday season, the police will be out in greater numbers this coming week and on the look-out for possible drunk driving. Most...
Many states outlaw the possession of alcohol by minors. These minor in possession laws (MIP) differ from minor in consumption laws, which only prohibit underage drinking but not possession. This post will go over the variation among state laws regulating underage...
It may simply be the next media frenzy, but there have an unusual number of headlines concerning prostitution-related arrests. Prostitution, of course, sells ad time. It is salacious, sometimes involves prominent members of society and it is titillating. So this could...
The semester's over! Final exams are finally out of the way, so this means it's time to party, right? If you're attending some parties this year before heading home or for the holidays, know that your "participation" could lead to some pretty serious criminal charges...
Data collected by Scram Systems found that drinking, driving drunk, injuries and fatalities related to drunken driving all increase during the winter holidays. Their data tends to confirm the popular portrayal of the holidays as a drunken and messy part of the year....
It seems every few years a new start-up or university releases a new device to curb drunk driving. The fervor to find a "silver bullet" to address DUIs is understandable; thousands of people are killed every year by a public health problem that could be solved with a...
Underage drinking is a continuing and severe public health problem in the United States. Alcohol is the most abused substance by underage Americans. Furthermore, alcohol is linked to a variety of criminal activities and under-performance in school.According to a study...
A lawyer from Ohio was disbarred and sentenced to 12 years in prison for using hypnotism to assault his clients sexually. It is important to note that this particular lawyer lost his license before he was even convicted or sentenced to prison. The speed with which the...
