statistics

Discusses capital punishment including its history in the United States, Supreme Court rulings, and public attitudes.

Presents a collection of sports facts and information including statistics, and all-time records for baseball professional and college football, professional and college basketball, hockey, and several other sports, a well as information on arenas, halls of fame, and the business of sports.

Contains international statistical data on children drawn from a variety of sources and divided into sections such as education, health, disease, economics, and crime.

Provides statistics, player biographies, team rankings, and year-by-year reviews for the 1998-1999 college and professional sports season.

Provides information about all facets of stock car racing, featuring profiles of drivers, team owners, and NASCAR executives; year-by-year race results and driver standings; and essays that trace the history of the sport, discuss the evolution of tracks, examine car safety and pit action, and recap the 1997 season.

Provides statistical information on interpersonal violence in the United States, with over 330 tables and forty figures that present data on homicide; assault, robbery, and rape; the groups and situations that are most vulnerable; the tangible losses and measurable consequences; and public opinions about violence.

Examines the issue of child abuse in the United States, looking at the history of the problem, offering a definition of child abuse, and discussing causes and effects, sexual abuse, legal relief, and other topics.

Provides statistical tables and charts about AIDS and discusses various related topics including its prevalence in the U.S. and around the world, symptoms and transmission, children and teens, treatment and cost, research, and education.