Senate Forum
Use these databases to
find current news articles about animal experimentation or animal rights:
Animal
Rights
http://animalrights.about.com
Links to information on animal experimentation from About.com.
Animal Rights
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc.html#anim
A list of animal rights websites compiled by Multnomah Public Library
Animal Rights
http://www.open.org/~dallashs/anim.htm
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library
Use these databases to
find current news articles about assisted suicide:
Assisted
Suicide
http://search.about.com/
Links to information on assisted suicide, compiled by About.com
Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc.html#euth
Links
to information on assisted suicide, compiled by Multnomah Public Library.
Assisted Suicide
http://www.open.org/~dallashs/euth.htm
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library.
Use these databases to
find current news articles about AV equipment (cameras) in the courtroom:
Cameras in Court
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/watc/19980920.watc.07.ram
Audio report on videotaping court proceedings, by Jacki Lyden on NPR's Weekend All Things
Considered (Sept. 20, 1998). Discusses the controversy over cameras in the courtroom,
which can keep the public informed of legal proceedings but can sometimes affect the
outcome of the proceeding.
CNN - Question of media bias without courtroom cameras
http://www.cnn.com/US/9611/25/simpson.sidebar/
Question of media bias in the O.J. Simpson Trial without courtroom cameras.
Cameras in the Courtroom
- Crime and Punishment - From About.com
http://search.about.com
Television cameras in the courtroom; arguments on both sides of the question, from your About.com Crime Guide
Use these databases to
find current news articles about BST in milk:
Biotechnology and Bovine Somatotropin
(BST or BGH)
Position of the International Dairy Foods Association
http://www.idfa.org/reg/biotech/talking2.cfm
Bovine Somatotropin
http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/BST/BST.html
Links to information about BST, compiled by the National Agriculture Library of the United
Stated Department of Agriculture.
Bovine Somatotropin (BST)
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/index/bst/bst.htm
Information from the U.S. Food and Drug Adminsitration
Use these databases to
find current news articles about the death penalty (capital punishment):
Capital Punishment
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc.html#capital
Websites representing many viewpoints on capital punishment, compiled by Multnomah Public
Library.
The Death Penalty
http://www.open.org/~dallashs/death.htm
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library.
Use these databases to
find current news articles about drug testing in the workplace:
Position Statements: Drug
Testing for Health Care Workers American Nurses Association
http://www.ana.org/readroom/position/drug/drtest.htm
American Nurses Association position statement opposing random drug testing of health-care
workers.
Mandatory Drug
Testing
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/january97/scotus_1-14.html
A discussion of the issue from PBS.org.
Drug Testing in the Workplace
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/library/weekly/aa090301.htm?terms=drug+testing
Drug Testing - Can employers legally invade your workplace privacy?
Drug Testing: Keeping it Legal
http://alcoholism.about.com/library/weekly/aa990203.htm
The legal issues involved with including alcohol and drug testing as a part of a workplace substance abuse
policy.
Drug Testing Law
http://law.about.com/cs/drugtestinglaw/index.htm
Selected Web resources on drug testing law, particularly in the employment context.
Drug
Testing
http://www.open.org/%7Edallashs/drugs.htm#test
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library.
Use these databases find
current news articles about human cloning:
Genetic Engineering
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc.html#genetic
A list of Websites covering multiple opinions on human cloning and other genetic
engineering issues, compiled by Multnomah Public Library.
Human and Animal Cloning
http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/genetics.htm#3
Links to information on both human and animal cloning, compiled by the Gananda Central
High School Library.
Cloning Conundrum:Human Cloning on Trial
http://whyfiles.org/148clone_clash/index.html
Information on this controversial issue from The Why Files - maintained by
University of Wisconsin.
Human Cloning
http://www.open.org/%7Edallashs/gene.htm#human
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library.
Use these databases find
current news articles about irradiated food:
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering - Plants
http://www.open.org/~dallashs/gene.htm#plant
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library.
Frequently Asked Questions about Food Irradiation
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodirradiation.htm
Information from the Cepartment of Healthe and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
IFrom Reactor to Refrigerator
http://whyfiles.org/054irradfood/
Information on this controversial issue from The Why Files - maintained by University of Wisconsin.
Irradiated Foods
http://www.acsh.org/publications/booklets/irradiated2003.htm
From the American Council On Science and Health.
Use these databases to
find current news articles about legalized gambling:
Gaming: Selected Internet Resources
http://library.nevada.edu/subjects/gaming_internet.html
A directory of general resources on gambling plus links to national, state, and
local commissions, boards, and lotteries; Indian gaming; organizations,
including some that address gambling addiction; historical and legal sites;
corporations that operate casinos or manufacture gaming equipment; academic and
scholarly sites; and periodicals. From the University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries.
(Summary from The Librarians Index To
The Internet)
California Nations Indian Gaming Association
(CNIGA)
http://www.cniga.com/
The Web site of the CNIGA, a non-profit group of seventy-six federally-recognized tribal governments dedicated to protecting gaming rights on Indian lands by tracking and reviewing legal and policy issues. There are lists of member tribes and casinos (one of the few comprehensive online lists of tribal casinos in California), tribal and other regulators, and associate and professional members.
(Summary from The Librarians Index To
The Internet)
National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling.
http://www.ncalg.org
The National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling (NCALG) is an anti-gambling organization. This site covers the social and economic costs of gambling.
National Gambling Impact Study Commission
http://www.ngisc.gov/
Along with information about the NCGIS itself, this site has information about gambling and its effects. The Research section contains reports about Lotteries and Native American Gaming. The NORC Gambling Impact and Behavior Study is a lengthy report created by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Most of the material requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
(Summary from The Librarians Index To
The Internet)
Gambling - Librarian's Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/search?m=p&query=gambling&searchtype=keywords
A very comprehensive list of links to online gambling information. Just
type in the word gambling in the search box.
Use these databases to
find current news articles about legalizing marijuana:
Legalization of
Marijuana
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc2.html#marijuana
Links to information about the legalization of marijuana compiled by Multnomah Public
Library.
Legalizing Mariijuana - Britannica.com
http://www.britannica.com/
Links to information about legalizing marijuana from Britannica.com. Although the
encyclopedia articles are not available without a subscription, there are many website links
available that will be very valuable for this project.
NORML
http://norml.org/
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Marijuana: Facts for Teens
http://www.nida.nih.gov/MarijBroch/Marijteens.html
Answers to commonly asked questions about marijuana from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Drug Trafficking in the United States
http://www.dea.gov/pubs/intel/01020/
A report on the trafficking, prices, purity, and seizure of cocaine, crack, heroin, methamphetamine, and
marijuana etc from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Drug Legalization Issues
http://www.open.org/%7Edallashs/drugs.htm#legal
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library.
Use these databases to
find current news articles about metal detectors:
Are devices like
metal detectors a good idea to ensure school safety?
http://www.cnn.com/2000/fyi/teachers.tools/09/14/john.woodall4/
An editorial written for CNN.com by John Woodall, a psychiatrist on the faculty of the
Judge Baker Children's Center at Harvard University
Metal
Detectors in Schools
http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?meta=rs&terms=Metal+Detector+School
Links to information on the use of metal detectors to prevent school violence, compiled by
About.com.
Violence in Schools
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc2.html#violsch
Links to information about school violence compiled by the Multnomah Public Library.
Use these databases to
find current news articles about eliminating parole (mandatory sentencing):
Mandatory
sentencing
http://search.about.com/
Links to information on mandatory sentencing, compiled by About.com.
Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation
http://www.famm.org/
Description: A national organization of citizens working to reform mandatory minimum sentencing laws for nonviolent crimes.
Sentencing
http://www.open.org/%7Edallashs/crime.htm#mms
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library.
Use these databases to
find current news articles about sex offenders disclosure laws:
Disclosure
of Sex Offenders
http://search.about.com/
Links to information on sex offenders disclosure laws, compiled by About.com
IPolly Klaas Foundation
http://www.pollyklaas.org/
Information about missing children and the prevention of child kidnapping. Includes a downloadable child identification form, safety tips for parents, and information on using the California Department of Justice sex offender identification line.
INCURABLE IMPULSE?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/sex_offenders_1-31.html
"In Washington state, there's a debate over whether sex-offenders should remain incarcerated even after serving their sentences, if there is evidence that a personality disorder may cause them to re-offend. Rod Minott of KCTS-Seattle reports." (From the PBS Website)
Use these databases to
find current news articles about record labels:
Censorship
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc.html#censor
Links to information on censorship issues, compiled by The Multnomah Public Library.
Record warning labels
under fire in Senate
http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9806/17/violent.lyrics/
An article about record warning labels posted in 1998 by Cnn.com.
Warning
labels
http://search.about.com/
Links to information on warning labels, compiled by About.com.
Music Censorship
http://www.open.org/%7Edallashs/censor.htm#music
Useful internet links compiled by the Dallas High School Library.
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