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Crime and Punishment of the Mentally Ill

While the insanity defense gets a considerable amount of public attention whenever it is used, fewer than 1 percent of all cases s...

Fear of Hand Sanitizer, a Statistical Sampling

time; there is now a class of staphylococcus bacteria that is resistant to all known antibiotics and has been blamed for the death...

HR Function and Detrimental Use of Technology Use

permanent changes in process. Principles remain unchanged in todays business environment, but processes certainly have not. ...

The Conditions of Attention Deficit Disorder

In seven pages this paper discusses the disorder in terms of definition, symptoms, prevalence, diagnostics, treatment, and the pos...

Cosmetics Industry and Gram Positive Microbial Resistance

In eight pages this paper discusses how overusing antibiotics can result in developing a resistance to them in a cosmetics industr...

Birth Defects and Vitamin A Overuse

In five pages this paper discusses how birth defects including those involving the cranial neural crest and retinal issues can be ...

Drugs and Alcohol as 'Gateway Drugs'

The way in which using alcohol and drugs like marijuana serve as a gateway to harder drug use and abuse is the focus of this 5 pag...

Consequences of Overusing Natural Resources

the relationships among species in some ecosystems by weakening links in the food chain. Many species could be at risk"(Grossman 8...

The Issue of Resistance to Antibiotics

organisms first, there is the potential for allowing the colonization and reproduction of highly virulent strains of bacteria resi...

Sodium's Physiological Effects

are not (Sodium Intake and High Blood Pressure, 2003). Guidelines indicate that Americans should not consume more that 2,400 mg o...

Case Study of The Detroit News

In nine pages this paper examines various articles on Tiger Stadium closing in a consideration of the newspaper's overuse of sensa...

Antisocial Behaviors and Misuse of Drugs

For an adolescent just beginning to develop sense of himself and his social significance, peer groups provide that measure of acce...

Prescription Drug Cost Controls

they are initially very expensive. Drug companies undertake lengthy and costly tests to create the drug. Once it is able to be pre...

Drug Abuse Historical Overview

identify, and treat deviants" (Indiana.edu, 2001). Conflict theory and its variants - Marxism/radical sociology/critical theory an...

Drug Legalization Would Produce No Benefits

In five pages this paper argues against the legalization of drugs stating that it would do nothing more than exacerbate addition i...

Legal Issues Involved in Mandatory Workplace Drug Testing II

In six pages this research paper presents 3 cases in a consideration of the state and federal laws addressing mandatory drug testi...

NJ Social Services Programs

In five pages this paper examines New Jersey's social service programs in a consideration of such groups as the 'Self Help Clearin...

Texas Senate Bill 42 and School District Programs of Drug Testing

by engineers and trainmen" (pp.310). Justice Scalia also pointed to the special vulnerability of children to the addictive...

Anti-Drug Legislation On A Federal And State Level

property and possessions if found to be associated with such criminal activity as drug smuggling and racketeering. The Act states...

Psychotropic Medications

J. (2009, April 8). When to avoid antidepressants in bipolar patients. Psychiatric Times, 26(4), 5+ Loganathan, N., Lohano, K., Ro...

Overcrowding in Florida Prisons

properly! In 1968, the Nixon administration declared a "war" on illicit drug use and by 1972, the prison populations experienced...

New York State and Drug Testing

In five pages New York's drug testing policy implementation in the private sector, government, and at school are examined in terms...

Diversity In The Workplace

addressing gender and cultural prejudice within the ranks so as not to perpetuate the ill-will that has typically existed. II. IN...

UN Speech of Mikhail Gorbachev

In five pages Soviet President Gorbachev's 1988 speech delivered to the United Nations is analyzed....

"What Women See When They See Hillary" - Article Critique

political landscape is carved from the mindset of masculinity, a reality that has historically marginalized the female gender due ...

United Church Of Canada And Christology

to defer to clergy as people in other churches (Stewart, 1983). These attitudes would be expected if one considers the three tradi...

Electoral System of the United Kingdom

This paper examines the United Kingdom's 'first past the post' electoral system in an assessment of its pros and cons in 5 pages....

American Media Portrayal of UK and Italy Elections

This paper examines how the US media treats elections in the United Kingdom and Italy in 5 pages....

The United Nations: History.

the purpose of establishing ways to settle crises peacefully, prevent wars and codify "rules of warfare" ("History of the United N...

Labeling Theory and Drugs

This paper, first of all, reports on a representative example of depressant, stimulant and hallucinogenic drugs. Then, the writer ...