Steffens, Bradley

The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018, renewed the national debate over gun violence, a debate led by the students themselves. This book examines possible solutions to reducing gun deaths and the controversies surrounding specific proposals. It also explores the factors-historical, cultural, and constitutional-that make the United States an outlier among industrial nations in gun violence.

By enforcing the law and maintaining a civil society, the police make it possible for people to enjoy and exercise their individual rights and freedoms. But the power of the police can also be used to curtail those rights and freedoms. This book helps teen readers understand what the issues are, how they have come about, what actions are being taken to address the concerns, and why some of those actions are controversial.

Introduces issues related to cell phone use and examines the pros and cons of the debate.

Introduces readers to various career options in the field of Internet technology and covers what the jobs entail, educational requirements, salary ranges, required skills, employment prospects, and more.

Provides information about careers in the field of biomedical engineering, including job details, pay, future prospects, and more.

"Ninety percent of all the worlds data was created in the last two years, mainly through the growth of social media. Finding meaning within the data is the task of a big data analyst. What the job entails, what it pays, and future prospects are discussed along with insights from industry insiders"--Amazon.com.

Examines the security of cyberspace, discussing what exists now, how it is being improved, along with some of the challenges and possible solutions.

Examines the threat of nuclear terror, discussing what exists now, how it is being eliminated, along with some of the challenges and possible solutions.

Examines a series of new Internet technology making the transfer of data even easier and faster than before, such as cloud computing, the idea of big data, and the Web 3.0.