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Introduction -- There is a looming global fresh water shortage / Paul Alois -- To solve the looming fresh water shortage, people must learn not to take water for granted / Charles Fishman -- Desalination is part of the solution to fresh water shortages / McKinley Conway -- Desalination is too expensive to be a solution to fresh water shortages / Kris De Decker -- Desalination threatens the environment and public health food & water watch -- Human ingenuity will eventually solve the looming fresh water shortage / Brian Fagan -- Fresh water is becoming a privatized commodity instead of a public trust / Jeneen Interlandi with Ryan Tracy -- Fresh water should be treated as a commodity / Peter Brabeck-Letmathe -- Fresh water should be treated as a human right / Maude Barlow -- Access to fresh water may spark conflict in the Middle East / Daniel Darling -- Access to fresh water is a contentious issue in the Israel-Palestine conflict / Wilson Dizard -- Middle Eastern governments must adopt better fresh water conservation practices / Jon B. Alterman and Michael Dziuban -- Fresh water access can present opportunities for international cooperation / Karin R. Bencala and Geoffrey D. Dabelko -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index

Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- Does the criminal justice system need reform? -- Chapter preface -- 1) Grand juries should be reformed to check prosecutor power / Stanley S. Arkin -- 2) Grand juries should be reformed to reflect the communities they serve / Kevin K. Washburn -- 3) Law enforcement should cease racial profiling / Jesselyn McCurdy -- 4) Law enforcement does not engage in racial profiling / Steve Chapman -- 5) Terrorism suspects should be tried in federal court / Carl Tobias -- 6) Terrorism suspects should be tried by military commission / R. Peter Masterton -- 7) The criminal justice system should be lenient on minors / MacArthur Foundation -- Periodical bibliography -- What is the state of the prison system in the United States? -- Chapter preface -- High incarceration rates decrease crime rates / James Q. Wilson -- High incarceration rates do not necessarily decrease crime rates / Howard N. Snyder and Jeanne B. Stinchcomb -- Comprehensive reentry programs will reduce recidivism / Mark A. Nadler -- Reentry programs are often flawed / Douglas B. Marlowe -- Faith-based prison programs should be supported by the government / John D. Hewitt -- Faith-based prison programs are unconstitutional / Lawrence T. Jablecki -- Periodical bibliography -- Should sentencing laws be reformed? -- Chapter preface -- Mandatory minimum sentences are necessary and just / Alberto Gonzales -- Mandatory minimum sentences are unnecessary and unjust / Mary Price -- The death penalty should be abolished / Amnesty International -- The death penalty should not be abolished / David B. Muhlhausen -- Crack-cocaine sentencing laws should be reformed retroactively / Mark Mauer -- Crack-cocaine sentencing laws should not be reformed retroactively / Gretchen C.F. Shappert -- Periodical bibliography -- Are defendants' rights protected in the United States? -- Chapter preface -- 1) War detainees deserve the right to habeas corpus / Aziz Huq -- 2) War detainees have no right to habeas corpus / Andrew C. McCarthy -- Are we failing to safeguard the rights of poor defendants / Kirsten Anderberg -- 4) Judges are failing to safeguard the rights of poor defendants / Richard Klein -- 5) Circumventing police' knock and announce' rules violate civil rights / Radley Balko -- 6) The exclusionary rule should be abolished / William Tucker -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Overview of the Topic -- 1: Introduction to Disability Rights in America -- 2: The Law and Disability Rights -- 3: Chronology -- 4: Biographical Listing -- 5: Glossary -- Part II: Guide to Further Research -- 6: How to Research Disability Rights Issues -- 7: Annotated Bibliography -- 8: Organizations and Agencies -- Part III: Appendices -- Appendix A: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 Et Seq.): Section 504 -- Appendix B: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 Et Seq.): Title I Excerpts Prohibiting Discrimination in Employment -- Appendix C: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 Et Seq.): Title II Excerpts Prohibiting Discrimination in Public Services -- Appendix D: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 Et Seq.): Title III Excerpts Prohibiting Discrimination in Public Accomodations and Services Operated by Private Entities -- Appendix E: Education of Individuals with Disabilities (20 U.S.C. 1400): Excerpts from the 1990 Congressional Findings Explaining the Need for Legislation -- Appendix F: Remarks by President George H. W. Bush at the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 -- Appendix G: President George W. Bush Announces the New Freedom Initiative of 2004 -- Appendix H: Statistics -- Index.

Legalized Gambling addresses these controversies by examining America's historical love/hate relationship with gambling. This in-depth examination serves as an aid to students who are researching this issue, as well as other members of the public interested in the history and controversies of legalized gambling. Furthermore, the resource sections make this book a useful tool for teachers and librarians. Given the nation's continuing fascination with gambling, Legalized Gambling will capitalize on public interest and reveal political, economic, and moral complexities of the issue that otherwise

Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chronology -- 1. The Disability Rights Movement: An Overview -- 2. Mentally Disabled Individuals Must Receive Minimum Levels of Care Within Institutions -- 3. Mandating Minimum Levels of Care Could Impede Care in Institutions -- 4. States Cannot Hold Individuals in an Institution if They Do Not Present a Threat to Themselves or -- 5. The Court's Ruling on Institutionalization of the Mentally Disabled Lacks Strength -- 6. A Man Wrongly Held in an Institution Recounts His Life and His Struggle to Be Released -- 7. Individuals with Mental Disabilities Have the Right to Live in a Community Instead of an Institut -- 8. Students Have the Right to Receive a Free Public Education Regardless of Disability or Cost -- 9. The Reauthorized IDEA Should Mandate an Equal, Integrated Education for All Children -- 10. The Mother of a Student with Learning Disabilities Calls for More Integrated Learning Environmen -- 11. Students with Disabilities Cannot Be Moved from Their Educational Placement Without Proper Evalu -- 12. Schools Must Appropriately Discipline Students with Disabilities Within the Mandated Guidelines -- 13. A Federally Funded Education Program Can Deny Admittance to a Disabled Individual Based on an In -- 14. The Americans with Disabilities Act Will Advance Civil Rights for Disabled Americans -- 15. A Young Adult Examines the Impact of Personal Assistance Services on Her Life -- 16. A Man Disabled as a Child Reflects on the Importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act on H -- Organizations to Contact -- For Further Reading -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chronology -- 1. Discrimination and Civil Rights: An Overview -- 2. Public Schools cannot be Segregated Based on Race -- 3. Brown v. Board of Education Did not End Discrimination in Education -- 4. A Man Recounts the Impact of Brown v. Board of Education on his Childhood and Education -- 5. Schools Must Provide Equal Educational Opportunities to Students of All Nationalities -- 6. Bilingual Education Programs Fail to Adequately Educate Students in America -- 7. Universities cannot Employ Racial Quota Systems to Ensure Diversity -- 8. Universities can Utilize Affirmative Action Admissions Policies to Promote Diversity -- 9. A Man Who Experienced Racial Discrimination Explains Why He Supports Affirmative Action -- 10. Definitions of Adulthood should be the Same for Both Men and Women -- 11. Women should be Allowed in Combat Roles in the US Military -- 12. States cannot Enact Laws Denying Civil Rights Protection to Homosexuals -- 13. States should Ban the Use of Gay Conversion Therapy on Minors -- 14. Private Organizations do not Always Have to Comply with Antidiscrimination Laws -- 15. Organizations should not be Able to Discriminate on the Basis of Sexual Orientation -- 16. A Gay Man Describes How Life for Homosexual Teens Has Changed Since his Youth -- Organizations to Contact -- For Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover