Interview Savings Time

Spring is here and once again time is on my side as an investigator. The spring forward part of daylight savings time is when an investigator can really get some work done. I now not only have the weekends for finding 9 to 5 witnesses at home, but also week nights as well. Only in the most desperate of time deadlines have I ever knocked on a witness' home address after dark. I geuss this works both ways: lots of places I go as an investigator, I wouldn't want to be caught dead in after dark, much less after about 3 p.m. in the afternoon.

So, to my fellow investigators out there, join me in taking advantage of the extra light we have to shed on our cases.

Justice Has No Windows

The L.A. Times is running a series this week on ground-level justice. Today's article (and tomorrow's article) features a Norwalk, California public defender.

The picture to the left is of the Norwalk courthouse, circa 1968, in all her windowless glory. The lack of natural light in lots of courthouses can do as much of a number on our psyches as our caseloads. Research shows that daylight is both good for our mood and our productivity. The sustainable concept of "daylighting" is the very green backlash to buildings like the Norwalk Courthouse. Luckily the future looks bright for courthouses: Check out the Arraj Federal Courthouse in Denver.