U.S. Supreme Court Landmark Cases (Us Supreme Court Landmark Cases)
Terrorism (Crime Science (Gareth Stevens)) (Crime Science)
by Matt Anniss
Looks at the techniques authorities use to prevent terrorism, including surveillance, data analysis, biodetectors, and DNA evidence.
Se trata de una novela en la que el protagonista cansado de vivir bajo la violencia en el hogar,decide un dia enfrentarse a la problematica situacion y a traves de unas nuevas situaciones que le seran nuevas para el consigue no con dificultades superar dicho trauma y ser feliz y rehacer su vida,consiguiendo una libertad que antes no tenia.
Constitutional Amendment 2 (Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights)
Covering each of the 27 amendments, this resource provides the history and social context of the amendment process. Entries begin with the full text of the amendment, followed by an essay on the social and political climate that gave rise to its proposal. Also included is an overview of the unratified amendments, with an emphasis on issues that affect today's society and demonstrate the current applicability of the amendment. Features include 150 illustrations, sidebars, chronology, glossary, so...
So What is Justice Anyway? (Student's Guide to American Civics)
by Chelsea Luthringer
Discusses the concept of justice, its role in daily life, differing views of justice, how governments achieve justice, and individuals and organizations that have worked for justice.
Takes a hypothetical case as a starting point from which factual information is given on the investigation of murder.
Sandra Day O'Connor (Ferguson Career Biographies)
by Jean Kinney Williams and FERGUSON
Ferguson's Career Biographies tell the stories of some of the world's most influential and admired people. This book focuses on Sandra Day O'Connor, looking at his early education and training, the challenges he faced on the job, important mentors and his career achievement.
Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! (Set) (Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone!)
On the Edge of Disaster: Youth in the Juvenile Court System (Youth with Special Needs)
by Donna Lange, Dr Laurie Glader, Dr Carolyn Bridgemahon, Dr Lisa Albers, and Cindy Crofts
Capital Punishment (History of Crime and Punishment)
by Duchess Harris and Valerie Bodden
District of Columbia V. Heller (Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Gold Edition)
by Thomas Streissguth
"A group of private gun-owners claimed new gun control laws passed by the District of Columbia violated their Second Amendment right to bear arms. This book examines the issues leading up to the case, the people involved in the case, and the present-day effects of the Court's decision"--Provided by publisher.
Gangs (Opposing Viewpoints (Paperback)) (Opposing Viewpoints (Library))
A More Perfect Union (American Story) (American Story the American Story)
by Betsy Maestro and Giulio Maestro
Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified.
Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults? (At Issue (Paperback)) (At Issue (Library))
Juvenile Detention Centers (Know Your Rights)
by Terry Teague Meyer
On a muggy summer day in 1892, an unassuming, well-dressed shoemaker from New Orleans named Homer Plessy bought a first-class ticket from the East Louisiana Railroad and boarded a passenger car designated ""whites only."" But Plessy's journey was soon derailed. By day's end, he'd been arrested and convicted. His crime? Being black and boarding the wrong railroad car. Plessy's act of defiance constituted a violation of the state's separate-car law, a statute designed to keep the races separated o...
Lawmakers and the Police (A Painful History of Crime)
by John Townsend