Presents a comprehensive analysis of defendant rights in the U.S. criminal justice system and examines the Bill of Rights, issues such as Due Process and the Patriot Act, and key Supreme Court cases.
Provides reference information on food safety, including a comprehensive overview, chronology, biographical sketches, facts and statistics, directory of organizations, and annotated lists of print and nonprint resources.
Provides comprehensive information on the status of women in developing countries, and the problems and controversies surrounding them. Includes a chronology, biographical sketches, resources, a glossary, and primary source documents.
Examines the social classes in the United States, and describes the background and history of income distribution, and discusses race, economic inequality, minimum wage, national trends, and other related topics.
A reference guide to the various issues surrounding the world's fresh water supplies, including information on pollution, fish distribution, government control, and state policies.
Offers a variety of studies and articles on the issue of computer hackers and cyber crimes, discussing the history of computer hacking and the laws that have been made to counteract cyber criminal activities.