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Law Enforcement and Public Safety explains what it takes to succeed on the job. This new resource describes how the different law enforcement and safety agencies work together and offers professionals advice for advancing their career through training and education. Law Enforcement and Public Safety is loaded with special features, including descriptions of key industry practices, essential career information, handy fast facts, and emerging industry...
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Morgan Siler is one of Washington, D.C.'s most powerful K Street law firms, its roster of clients stocked with multibillion-dollar corporations. The obsessive efforts of its senior partner, Peter Morgan, have transformed it from an old-fashioned business into a veritable Goliath. As Peter reaches the pinnacle of his career, his firm is embroiled in two difficult cases: a pro bono death penalty case in Virginia, and a class action lawsuit brought against...
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"In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day in cities and...
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An in-depth look at the United States Constitution and how it has been interpreted to apply to abortion rights. Focuses on legislation in the United States pertaining to abortion, how laws about marriage rights affect people's lives, and how this legal issue has evolved over time.
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Examines the roots of the second amendment to the US Constitution, from the history of gun rights in England, to the Founders' reasoning behind the second amendment, and the responsibilities that accompany these rights. Explores important regulating legislation as well as important court decisions. Also discusses the debate on gun control.
38) Health care
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Presents twelve articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on the topic of health care for teens. Discusses abortion, psychiatric care, and refusal of treatment for religious reasons. Includes a chronology, organizations to contact, and further reading.
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An exploration of controversies related to the legalization of abortion, that discusses the origins of the abortion controversy; provides varying perspectives on the moral issues, late-term abortions, limits at the State level, and how to reduce the need for abortions.