Drug Recognition Experts

Understanding Drug Recognition Experts: Training and Road Safety

This episode explores the critical role of Drug Recognition Experts in combating drug-impaired driving. Learn about their specialized training, the 12-step procedure, and their impact on road safety.
Airline passenger rights

Airline Passenger Rights: What Contracts Reveal About Customer Treatment

When my partners and I created the Justice Speakers Institute, the main goal was to work to improve justice throughout the world but, admittedly, I also wanted the opportunity to travel.  As a result, I purchase a lot of airline tickets flying from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a Delta hub. I have had my share of
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Why democracy matters

Why Democracy Matters: Lessons from Flint’s Water Crisis

The number of people claiming that the American governmental system is broken and that it is impossible to fix is growing. Anti-democratic rhetoric is now common. On Twitter, Facebook and other social media, people routinely claim that our founders created a republic, not a democracy, while others express support for rolling back democratic election reforms.
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Global Traffic Safety

Global Traffic Safety: A Call to Action

Road traffic crashes claim over 1.24 million lives annually. This episode explores global traffic safety challenges, the UN's Decade of Action, and how we can save lives worldwide.
Drug Recognition Experts

Drug Recognition Experts: How DRE Officers Identify Impaired Drivers

By JSI Associate Thomas Page, Drug Recognition Expert Emeritus The Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program, procedure, and police officers constitute a systems approach to identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting the individual who drives while under the influence of a drug or drugs.  The program and procedures were initially developed in the 1980s by Los Angeles, California, Police