Obstruction of justice is the impediment of governmental activities. There are a host of federal criminal laws that prohibit obstructions of justic...

Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion In Reference to Civil Society is a remarkable piece of literature on toleration that followed the revoc...

The prison population in the United States has been growing steadily for over 30 years. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that since 2000 an...

Offender rehabilitation theory and practice have traditionally focused on curing "offenders" of their deviant tendencies by changing their habits, ...

Includes a translator's preface, note on the text, and suggestions for further reading.

Includes a translator's preface, note on the text, and suggestions for further reading.

Organised crime threatens multiple facets of the United States, including the economy and national security. In fact, the Organised Crime Council w...

In the last two decades, organised crime has grown more complex, posing evolving challenges for U.S. federal law enforcement. These criminals have ...

Organized retail crime (ORC) involves the large-scale theft of everyday consumer items and potentially has much broader implications. Organized gro...

The federal government has been involved in providing housing assistance to lower-income households since the 1930s. In the beginning, the federal ...

Since pain management became a speciality in its own right and following the tremendous breakthroughs made by several pioneer researchers, we have ...

Originally published in 1990, Paradise Won has been updated and details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging in the unique global ecosystem.Gw...

Even though the injustices occurring against the Palestinians are alarming, no government is assisting the victims. The gavel of lady justice has b...

Despite a dark history marked by the eugenics movement, increasing numbers of people with disabilities are choosing to become parents. Recent resea...

Congressional interest in patent policy and possible patent reform has expanded as the importance of intellectual property to innovation has increa...

Congress has recently demonstrated significant ongoing interest in litigation by "patent assertion entities" (PAEs), which are colloquially known a...

In August 2013, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report, for which they performed a required study on patent litigation. Th...

Congress has shown significant interest in altering the current patent system in response to concerns about entities that engage in patent litigati...

Following several years of legislative discussion concerning patent reform, the Congress enacted P.L. 112-29, signed into law on 16 September 2011....

The pace of US Technologies advancement is crucial to the US economy and its growth. Productivity and international competitiveness are important c...

Economic research shows that small businesses are the primary driver of job creation in the United States. Yet, the capacity of American small busi...

There is an ongoing interest in the pace of U.S. technological advancement due to its influence on U.S. economic growth, productivity and internati...

Historically, American law did not require hospitals to admit patients, despite sporadic legislative attempts to change this practice. In 1986, how...

There is no legal instrument specifically designing peacekeeping operations. These operations form part of what legal science calls the subsidiary ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the United States is expected to be the fourth largest producer and exporter of peanuts in ...

Walking and biking are becoming increasingly popular modes of transportation: nearly a million more people reported walking or biking to work in 20...

In fiscal year 2013, the Department of Transportation (DOT) provided about $50 billion to states and other grantees (such as metropolitan planning ...

Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, refers to the subjection of men, women, and children to exploitative conditions that can be tantamoun...

The centrepiece of the federal government's legal framework for privacy protection, the Privacy Act of 1974, provides safeguards for information ma...

Can the police reduce crime? In 1991, when the first Executive Session on Policing concluded, the answer to that question was generally described a...

The House and Senate must approve an identical version of a measure before it may be presented for the President's approval or veto. If the House a...