Roleff, Tamara L.

A collection of articles debating issues related to genetics and intelligence, such as whether genetics influences intelligence, the validity of IQ tests, IQ differences among races, and the role IQ research should play in determining social policies.

Provides an up-to-date overview of cocaine and crack addiction. Features primary source quotes, facts, illustrations, a chronology, a list of related organizations, and a list of resources for further study.

A collection of twelve essays on issues concerning presidential powers, including surveillance programs, identifying and detaining enemy combatants, and permitting torture.

Provides pro and con arguments on the issues surrounding global warming and climate change.

Provides a variety of viewpoints on business ethics, discussing whether corporations should be socially responsible, and includes a list of organizations concerned with the issue.

Twenty-four essays present opposing arguments on issues related to cloning, including ethics, the use of adult and embryonic stem cells, whether therapeutic cloning can cure diseases, and whether cloning should be banned. Includes periodical and book bibliographies, questions for discussion, and an annotated list of related organizations.

Presents twenty-six essays that argue opposing positions on four drug abuse issues: whether illicit drugs are harmful, what causes abuse and addiction, whether drug testing should be used, and how abuse can be reduced.

Presents opposing viewpoints on such aspects of criminal justice as reform of the system, rights of the accused, and police abuse of authority.

Contains sixteen articles that provide various perspectives on issues related to body piercing and tattoos, discussing the health risks of body modification, and societal attitudes toward the practice.