Books from Information Plus
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Gambling: What's at Stake?
By Melissa J. DoakGambling: What's at Stake?
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Violent Relationships: Battering and Abuse Among Adults
By Melissa J. DoakProvides information on family violence in the United States, covering such topics as the effects of abuse, cause of wife abuse, treatment for male batterers, and domestic violence laws.
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Gambling: What's at Stake?
By Melissa J. DoakMelissa J. Doak. _ H, . --T RESOURCES problem gambling, poll respondents who 93511r° l°°atl°"5 bl' ¢al°8°l'}'-
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Capital Punishment, Cruel and Unusual?
By Mark Alan Siegel, Nancy R. Jacobs, Carol D. FosterCapital Punishment, Cruel and Unusual?
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National Security
By Thomas Wiloch... Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St Kitts & Nevis ... М. M М. N M М. M M М. M M M М. M М. N M N Р M N N M М. N M N М. N M M М. M М. M М. M М. M M М. M. N M м .
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Prisons and Jails: A Deterrent to Crime?
By Thomas WilochSOURCE: Paige M. Harrison and Jennifer C. Karberg, “Table 1, Number of Persons Held in State or Federal Prisons or in Local Jails, 1995-2003," in Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2003, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2004, ...
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Alcohol and Tobacco: America's Drugs of Choice
By Sandra AltersRay Byrd , operations manager for Tooters , does not believe attractive packaging causes either overconsumption or underage consumption . Tooters “ are designed for people who are drinking to have fun , not to get drunk .
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Animal Rights
By Kim Masters EvansAccording to Susan E. Wilson - Sanders of the University of Arizona , in “ Mrs. Brown's Sad Story : A History of the Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act " ( October 1 , 2008 , http://www.uac.arizona.edu/ VSC443 / Alternmethod / Fdapap03.htm ) ...
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Endangered Species: Protecting Biodiversity
By Kim Masters EvansContains studies, surveys, and statistics on issues related to endangered species, covering the Endangered Species Act, and looking at different classes of animals, including marine mammals, fish, amphibians, birds, plants,...
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Endangered Species: Must They Disappear?
By Information Plus, Jennifer J. Yeh, Tex.)Arctic Foothills This ecoregion consists of a wide swath of rolling hills and plateaus that grades from the coastal plain ( 101 ) on the north to the Brooks Range ( 103 ) on the south . The eastwest extent of the ecoregion stretches ...
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AIDS/HIV
By Barbara WexlerInformation about funds appropriated through the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act was published ... to the Newly Reauthorized CARE Act ( December 2006 ) by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and in Ryan White HIV ...
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Death and Dying: Who Decides?
By Barbara Wexler, Information Plus... 63,66f B Baby Boomers, 131–132 Balanced Budget Act (1997), 121 Balch, Burke J., 62–63 Barber v. ... 138t, 139t Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), 24, 28–29 CARE (Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency) Act, 124–128, ...
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Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
By Melissa J. Doak... Number of victims 600 400 200 0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 Female victims 1,200 - 1,000 800 Number of victims 600 400200 - 0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 SOURCE : James Alan Fox and Marianne W. Zawitz , “ Intimate Homicide Victims by Type ...
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Crime, a Serious American Problem
By Information Plus, Michael Dawson... 16,552 12,587 11,285 10,539 3,587 3,490 3,361 3,305 2,705 2,490 2,197 1,723 1,055 900 831 601 American Indian / Alaska Native 0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 % * Non - Hispanic Percent of Federal officers SOURCE : Brian A. Reaves .
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Growing Up in America
By Thomson Gale, Information Plus, Gale Research International, LimitedGrowing Up in America
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Gun Control: Restricting Rights Or Protecting People?
By Margaret HaerensBoth the interim and new Brady Laws prohibit firearms sales to a person who : • is charged with a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or has been convicted of such a crime ; • is a fugitive from justice ; • is an ...
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Animal Rights
By Information Plus, Kim Masters Evans, Tex.)Cornish hens are slaughtered at 5 weeks old and weigh around 2 pounds . Broilers or fryers are slaughtered at 7–8 weeks old and weigh 4–5 pounds . Roasters are slaughtered at 12–13 weeks old and weigh about 8 pounds .
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Careers and Occupations: Looking to the Future
By Brian HoyleTM GALE Project Editor John McCoy Composition and Electronic Prepress Evi Seoud Manufacturing Drew Kalasky Permissions Shalice Caldwell - Shah , Emma Hull , Jackie Jones 2007 Thomson Gale , a part of The Thomson Corporation .
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Genetics and Genetic Engineering
By Barbara Wexler... 92 The Theory of the Gene ( Morgan ) , 7 Therapeutic cloning , 109 - 111 Thomson , James A . , 111 Tian , X . Cindy , 108 TIGR ( The Institute for Genomic Research ) , 92 Wallace , Alfred Russel , 2 " Waring blender experiment ...
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Growing Old in America
By Barbara Wexler, Information Plus, Tex.)According to Bonnie and Wallace , the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other dementia is a risk factor for the physical abuse of older adults . Several studies estimate prevalence rates of mistreatment in samples of dementia patient ...