Social Issues
Abortion | Capital
Punishment | Alcohol & Drugs | Euthanasia
| Gun Control | Immigration |
Poverty
Abortion
Abortion Links to both sides of the issue in one place with annotations for
each site.
Capital Punishment
Amnesty
International: Death Penalty International statistics
regarding the use of the death penalty, including the US.
Death
Penalty An excellent source for both pro and con arguments
regarding the use of the death penalty. Provides full-text articles and
has some useful links to other sites.
Death
Penalty Information Center This site provides statistics
and information against using the death penalty.
Death
Penalty Statistics Comprehensive source for statistics on the
death penalty in the US.
Death
Penalty Timeline A brief chronology of the history of
capital punishment in the United States.
National Criminal Justice
Reference Service Contains information on all aspects of
criminal justice, substance abuse, law enforcement, courts and
corrections. Click on "View all Topics" at top left for easy to use
listing of subjects.
Alcohol & Drugs Drug-Free
Resource Net Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a
non-profit coalition. This site contains many good links to drug
information.
National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) NIDA is the primary Federal
agency that increases knowledge and develops strategies to deal with
health problems and issues associated with drug abuse.
National
Center on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Here is a brief
compilation on statistics regarding the use of alcohol and drugs by women
and youth, substance-abuse related birth defects, and more.
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Provides
excellent statistics relating to drug abuse trends in the United States,
especially in the National Household Drug Abuse Survey and the Dawn
Report.
National Criminal Justice
Reference Service Contains information on all aspects of
criminal justice, substance abuse, law enforcement, courts and
corrections. Click on "View all Topics" at top left for easy to use
listing of subjects.
Treatment4Addiction.com A comprehensive
information resource regarding addiction treatment
and mental health, including an in-depth directory
of addiction treatment centers, detox centers, and
interventionists.
EuthanasiaMoral
Debates of our Times: Euthanasia Defines the controversy in
our society, analyzes attitudes, gives references to legal rulings, and
provides links to other organizations.
Gun ControlCoalition
to Stop Gun Violence Facts about guns, crime and
gun-related statistics. Also lists state and federal laws regarding guns.
National
Rifle Association Home Page NRA sponsored information
concerning the right to bear arms. Immigration
FAIR : Immigration Issue Center Provides links
to Immigration Briefs (short descriptions of issues)
and FAIR publications that describe issues in depth.
Immigration
ProCon.org Provides resources for critical
thinking and to educate without bias.
Poverty PovertyNet
Includes coverage of topics to help understand and reduce poverty around
the world.
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