Opposing viewpoints series

Contains twenty-four essays that provide varying perspectives on alcohol use, discussing the physiological effects of using alcohol, its implications on society, the causes of alcohol abuse, and measures that could reduce alcohol-related problems; and including discussion questions, contact information for organizations, and bibliographies.

A collection of essays that provides varying perspectives on teenagers at risk, debating what factors put a teen at risk, if substance abuse and adverse consequences of teenage sex and pregnancy can be reduced, and how society can deal with adolescent crime and violence.

Presents opposing viewpoints on such aspects of criminal justice as reform of the system, rights of the accused, sentencing laws, and the legal system.

Contains essays that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to civil liberties, discussing freedom of expression, the separation of church and state, technology and privacy, and the war on terrorism.

A collection of twenty-two essays that provides varying perspectives on issues related to tax reform, discussing whether or not the United States tax system works, if it is fair for rich and poor, taxes that should be enacted or repealed, and ways in which the system should be reformed.

Collects nineteen essays that offer varying perspectives on ethics, discussing why people should be ethical, motivation to behave ethically, and modern biomedical and business practices.

A discussion of U.S. foreign policy since 1945, with a timeline, covering topics such as the Cold War, economic statecraft, and relations with Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

"Is it fair to remove judicial discretion when sentencing criminals for certain crimes? This volume presents a wide diversity of opinions from an array of experts on the impact of mandatory minimum sentencing on crime, including the 'three strikes' law. Readers are asked to examine the inherent fairness of mandatory sentences. Are they discriminatory? Do they usurp judicial power and result in overcrowded prisons? Or do they protect children and deter repeat offenders? Experts also weigh in on alternatives to mandatory sentences"--Provided by the publisher.

"In 2012, a seventeen-year-old African American boy named Trayvon Martin was murdered in cold blood by a neighborhood vigilante. When the murderer was acquitted, shockwaves ran through African American communities across the United States. The frustration over the perceived lack of value of African Americans in the United States spurred #BlackLivesMatter. The activist group mobilized as a rash of killings of unarmed African Americans by police seemed to plague the country. But many whites didn't understand their cause and responded with All Lives Matter. The viewpoints in this resource ask . . . questions regarding race in the United States"--Amazon.