COMM 1511 - S. McDaniel: Background & Books

In this updated encyclopedia are entries on virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court from its inception through 2006, including summaries of more than 40 cases decided since publication of the first edition.

Offering an up-to-date and comprehensive resource for students and general readers investigating human trafficking, this book examines the phenomenon in its many forms, the factors contributing to its existence, the victims it affects, and those who perpetrate this horrific crime.

With public debate of gun violence at an all-time high, this new third edition of The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun Rights is a must-have resource for all libraries.

We now see major figures suddenly being "canceled" for their actions. The diverse viewpoints in this volume attempt to understand this phenomenon in the context of the current moment of social awareness. Readers will decide whether or not canceling someone is a form of censorship or mob mentality.

The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know® delves into the issues that Americans debate when they talk about guns. With a balanced and broad-ranging approach, noted economist Philip J. Cook and political scientist Kristin A. Goss thoroughly cover the latest research, data, and developments on gun ownership, gun violence, the firearms industry, and the regulation of firearms.

An essential examination of the political and philosophical arguments of the contemporary gun rights movement in the United States

Using America as a backdrop, Weitzer draws on extensive field research in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany to illustrate alternatives to American-style criminalization of sex workers. These cases are then used to develop a roster of "best practices" that can serve as a model for other nations considering legalization.

Raymond demonstrates that prostitution is not sex but sexual exploitation, and that legalizing and decriminalizing the system of prostitution--as opposed to the prostituted women--promotes sex trafficking, expands the sex industry, and invites organized crime.

In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen G. Breyer argues that it does: that it is carried out unfairly and inconsistently, and thus violates the ban on ""cruel and unusual punishments"" specified by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.

The book pursues both a project of critical debunking of the familiar rationales for capital punishment and a project of partial vindication.

Originating as a way for marginalized and disempowered people to take down more powerful abusers, often with the help of social media, cancel culture is seen by some as having gone “too far.” Adrienne maree brown, a respected cultural voice and a professional mediator, reframes the discussion for us, in a way that points to possible ways beyond the impasse.

Disinformation. Trolling. Conspiracy theories. Cancel culture. These recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to have little in common. But together they are driving an epistemic crisis: a multifront challenge to America's ability to distinguish fact from fiction and elevate truth above falsehood.