As a result, both handguns and long guns are available in many states, with more than half of American households owning one or more firearms. This perpetual access to deadly weapons is the primary reason that completely eliminating school shooting Continue Reading...
Suicide Rates of suicide for adults between 35 and 64 years in the United States According to date from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC&P), suicide rates among adults aged between 35 and 64 years are on the rise. The period Continue Reading...
Conflict Theory-The Relationship between Sociology and Criminology Theorists, on, social conflict propose that crime, in general, is triggered by conflict in the class system, as well as, laws that have been shaped by individuals and groups in power Continue Reading...
drug use and abuse in the United States and presents differing approaches that are used (or proposed) to get a handle on the problem. There is no doubt that the drug abuse issue is not new and it is not being reduced by any significant amount. This Continue Reading...
Thus, the availability of handguns not only results in a surprisingly large amount of deaths each year, but also those deaths disproportionately affect juveniles and the mentally ill. If hand guns were unavailable to the population, juvenile murder Continue Reading...
Right to Carry Handguns for Self-Protection: The right to carry handguns for law abiding citizens has been a continual social and political debate about the restriction or availability of firearms within the country. Actually, the right to carry han Continue Reading...
Over the course of about a year, it appears that "in total, some 1,725 weapons appear to have been involved," with weapons subsequently showing up in both the United States and Mexico (Cochran 2011). Operation Fast and Furious first raised the inte Continue Reading...
On the other hand, it is possible that such scenarios are extreme, and are based on the same time of 'slippery slope' logic that causes people to wonder if legalizing gay marriages will lead to people marrying animals. Extremism on either side of a Continue Reading...
Universal Human Rights The Debate A very highly contested issue in international political theory is the issue of universal human rights and its interpretation is dependent on the manner in which particular theorists understands it and the moral ob Continue Reading...
Medical Procedures and Ethical Considerations Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) is a medical study whereby the participants are randomly assigned to groups or team which are then used to compare different treatments. The members of the groups are the Continue Reading...
Letter to the Editor on Gun ControlDear Editor,I am writing to express my views on the current debate surrounding gun control. As someone who has devoted my life to the study of philosophy and theology, I believe that there are certain principles tha Continue Reading...
Computer Technology Best Used in the Design Process? The Design Process of a Forty-Five Foot Sailing Boat' Computers are now being used in a growing number of applications. Computers have become a part of almost every academic discipline and area Continue Reading...
Psychosocial factors, such as depression, anxiety and social support, also induce drinking. This study confirmed that social cognitive factors drove college students to report on their own drinking. Psychosocial motives drove them to do so only at 1 Continue Reading...
66). Furthermore, social software will only increase in importance in helping organizations maintain and manage their domains of knowledge and information. When networks are enabled and flourish, their value to all users and to the organization inc Continue Reading...
(Macdonagh-Dumler and Pebbles et al. 1-14) The Marquette Range, which consisted of huge deposits of high quality iron ore, was discovered in the year 1844, the operations were initiated in the year 1846. Other ranges that were opened by the year 19 Continue Reading...
air traffic has continued to increase and it now constitutes a considerable proportion of the travelling public. The amount of long-hour flights has increased significantly. Based on the International Civil Aviation authority, air traffic can be anti Continue Reading...
Triumph of Western Civilization In the book Guns, Germs, and Steel, the historian and New Guinea anthropologist Jared Diamond argues that the geography and the environment of the West played the major role in determining the dominance of Western ci Continue Reading...
information technology skills I acquired through the military are transferable to civilian situations. The 20 years I gave to the military have placed me in a wide variety of situations quite different from what others might encounter in civilian li Continue Reading...
Industrialization in Europe increased the development of machines, production of goods and new energy resources of other societies. However, it had many positive and negative effects to the society. The building of new empires enabled Europe to gain Continue Reading...
Backcountry Skiing Do Not Outweigh the Individual and Societal Impacts Backcountry skiing is one of the most popular winter recreational activities in many parts of the globe. This activity has gained much popularity with many people taking waiting Continue Reading...
Work Distraction The purpose of this memorandum is to inform the new company wide change of policy in monitoring employees. This information is a company directive and is expected to be followed and adhered to starting on today's date. Recent devel Continue Reading...
Homicide in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico has been showing a higher number of Homicides in past two decades. Recently, its homicidal number is found to be 50% more than the Mainland figure. The main reasons identified are presence of gangs involved in dru Continue Reading...
New York: Berg. Marketing to specific people and groups is a demonstrative development that has been around for almost as long as marketing has been recognized as a viable field of study and employment. Marketing segmentation or geodemographic mark Continue Reading...
The source of the current crisis can be traced to 1998 when an initial agreement was reached on a plan of action and policy guidelines to establish the Nile Basin Initiative at the 2nd Nile Technical Advisory Committee meeting held in Arusha. A few Continue Reading...
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Independent films have become such a mainstay of American cinema that it is difficult to tell what should be considered independent and what should be considered a major production these days. Small, independent film st Continue Reading...
Internet Censorship One of the most publicized debates or controversial issues in the recent past is whether information on the Internet should be censored. The controversy associated with the issue is centered on whether the censorship is necessary Continue Reading...
prediction comparison vote real members House Representatives a law. 1. You choose real members House Representatives, Republican Democrat. (There 435 members House, find interests . A tax on obesity as seen by Republican member of the U.S. House o Continue Reading...
Perhaps more than any of the media and entertainment conglomerates with which it competes, Disney has created a prolific, colorful and always expanding universe of characters that draw immediate recognition and appeal. Today, Woody and Buzz Lightyea Continue Reading...
independent study. It is still a broadcast-related approach to teaching and doesn't give the student an opportunity to fully participate in the learning process. Telecourses are ideal for reaching thousands or millions of students who are motivated Continue Reading...
Suicide Among Youth and Elderly Type of Diagnosis Epidemiological Diagnosis Behavioral Diagnosis Educational Diagnosis Contrary to overall trends, the suicide rate for youths 15 to 19 years old has increased over the last few decades. Suicide wa Continue Reading...
At this point in time, there is growing support for the idea of universal access to healthcare. In fact, President Obama was able to draft and secure the passage of a healthcare law that is the first step towards universal access in the United Stat Continue Reading...
Policy Analysis -- Gang activity in New York City Identification of a problem Nowadays the American society is facing a pool of problems and this pool includes the well-known issue of gang activity, i.e. A group of people targeting innocent people Continue Reading...
SOPA Objective argument: The Stop Online Piracy Act The Internet has been called the new Wild West: there is a great deal of profit that can be made, in terms of availability of information, but there are also many hazards, due to the lack of regul Continue Reading...
"Rainmaking" by partners for example, is not measurable over regular short-term intervals and it takes place substantially off-premises and during non-traditional business hours. What kinds of rules and procedures do you think the department manage Continue Reading...
Corrections/Police -- Criminal Justice -- The Brady Act Seven-Stage Checklist for Program/Policy Planning and Analysis The Seven Stage Checklist for Program/Policy Planning and Analysis was employed to examine The Brady Act. In Stage 1, Analyzing t Continue Reading...
Drive-by Shootings One community problem that can be addressed through a Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) program is the tragedy currently plaguing communities throughout the nation: drive-by shootings. This particular criminal incident in Continue Reading...
After the Columbine media coverage, the nation became terrified that our schools were no longer safe, even though the facts show they are safer than ever" (2003, p. 14). This point is also made by Kondrasuk et al. (2005), who note, "More recently t Continue Reading...
S., experts estimate the genuine number of incidents of abuse and neglect ranges three times higher than reported. (National Child Abuse Statistics, 2006) in light of these critical contemporary concerns for youth, this researcher chose to document t Continue Reading...
