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Organized crime

1999
A collection of articles, personal accounts, and case studies that discuss how organized crime threatens society.

Legalized gambling

1999
Presents twenty-eight controversial essays that debate the issue of legalized gambling, and discusses tribal gaming, the lottery, gambling and race relations, addiction, and much more.

Depression

1999
A collection of essays in which the authors provide information and insights on serious, long-term depression.

Gangs

2002
Contains sixteen essays that provide information about gangs for teens, discussing the consequences of gang violence, the involvement of girls in gangs, gangs in rural and suburban America, and breaking free of gangs.

Gun violence

2008
A collection of essays that debate issues associated with gun violence including the cultural obsession with guns and ways to prevent gun-related crimes.

Legalized gambling

2006
Presents a collection of twenty-eight essays that debate the issues of legalized gambling in America, and examines Internet gambling, Indian gaming, and the social consequences of legalized gambling.

Inner-city poverty

2003
Contains twenty-five essays in which the authors examine issues related to inner-city poverty and debate its causes and possible solutions, and includes personal accounts of life in the inner city.

The Arab-Israeli conflict

2004
Contains twenty-one essays in which the authors examine the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Arab and Israeli terror tactics and military actions, the experiences of people living in the midst of the violence, and proposals for creating peace.

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