Pampel, Fred C

A comprehensive reference guide to disaster response that offers an overview of disaster response efforts throughout history and around the world, a chronology of key events, a glossary of terms and a biographical listing, and an annotated bibliography for further reading.

This book acquaints readers with controversies over popular prescription drugs and shows how Americans have attempted to balance the goals of access and safety.

Offers a comprehensive overview of a wide range of topics related to elderly rights in America, with a chronology of key events, a glossary of terms, biographical listings, a complete index, and a fully annotated bibliography.

Provides an overview and background of racial profiling that includes law enforcement, immigration, and anti-terrorism screening and includes reference resources and research guides as well as information on key Supreme Court cases.

Presents a history of the tobacco industry and smoking, looks at laws related to tobacco, features a biographical listing of significant people in the field, and includes a chronology, a glossary, and a guide to further research.

An examination of drugs in sports that provides an overview of the issue, explanations of relevant laws, chronology of events, and a biographical listing. Includes glossary, annotated bibliography, contact information for organizations and agencies, and information on researching the topic.

Offers a comprehensive overview of current threats to food safety in America, discussing why the American government and people have recently begun to worry about food contamination, what is being done to prevent it, and how the techniques can be improved.

Presents a history of the tobacco industry and smoking, looks at laws related to tobacco, features a biographical listing of significant people in the field, and includes a chronology, a glossary, and a guide to further research.