Harry Bosch, newly transferred to the Homicide Special Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, is faced with the task of breaking in a rookie partner while investigating the murder of a physicist who had access to radioactive cesium, a substance coveted by terrorists.
Describes the Opposing Viewpoints format for writing the expository essay, providing six viewpoints on the topic of weapons of mass destruction, with model essays and exercises, and supporting research material.
A debate-style reader that examines current controversies in world politics, with writings representing the views of political scientists, lawmakers, and political commentators, with an overview of each debate's opposing sides and its impact on world politics.
Provides an introduction to the U.S. Secret Service, an agency charged with protecting the president of the United States and other government officials, and the Federal Protective Service, whose agents guard federal properties and investigate criminal activity, and describes different jobs within these organizations.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy argues that America has departed from its fundamental ideals more than any other time in modern history and that this departure has lead to significant domestic and international turmoil.
Examines the origins, tools, techniques, and major operations of the following United States counterterrorism forces: Delta Force, Navy SEALs, CIA, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security.
Contains essays that provide opposing viewpoints on questions of whether the American homeland is secure, whether the Department of Homeland Security is effective, what measures should be taken to enhance homeland security, and whether efforts to enhance homeland security threaten civil liberties.
Presents a collection of twenty-five opposing viewpoints on the creation of the Patriot Act following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and addresses issues of its effectiveness to national security, whether or not it violates civil liberties, and the questions of its being amended or terminated.
Presents varying perspectives on the issue of whether the U.S. government is defending the country against terrorism at the expense of the rights of the individual citizen.
