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(Encyclopedia) criminology, the study of crime, society's response to it, and its prevention, including examination of the environmental, hereditary, or psychological causes of crime, modes of…U.S. Societies & Associations (R)
Railroads, Association of American (1934): 50 F St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001-1564. Phone: (202) 639-2100. www.aar.org. Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., National Academy of (1957): 3402…prison
(Encyclopedia) prison, place of confinement for the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals. By the end of the 18th cent. imprisonment was the chief mode of punishment for all but capital crimes.…Deng Xiaoping
One of the old guard of the Chinese Communist Party, Deng Xiaoping became the party's Secretary General in 1954, but was purged by Chairman Mao in 1966 for his strong objections to the excesses of…Summer Sizzlers | June 2000
by Beth Rowen The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Another popular cartoon of the 1960s comes to the big screen, complete with a full line of merchandise tie-ins. The spies…LaGuardia, Fiorello Henry
(Encyclopedia) LaGuardia, Fiorello HenryLaGuardia, Fiorello Henryfēərĕlˈō, ləgwärˈdēə [key], 1882–1947, U.S. public official, congressman, and mayor of New York City (1934–45), b. New York City. He…Johnstown
(Encyclopedia) Johnstown. 1 City (1990 pop. 9,058), seat of Fulton co., E central N.Y.; founded 1772, inc. 1895. Its leather-glove industry dates back to 1800; other leather and knitted goods are…juvenile delinquency
(Encyclopedia) juvenile delinquency, legal term for behavior of children and adolescents that in adults would be judged criminal under law. In the United States, definitions and age limits of…Rush Limbaugh, 2003 News
conservative commentator, announced in October that he's addicted to the prescription painkiller OxyContin. His former housekeeper reportedly told authorities that he was buying the drug on…Kate Moss
Kate Moss was the star of a series of provocative Calvin Klein ads which began running in 1992. Her extra-slender figure and blank gaze became a fashion model trend, often called the "waif look" (…Trending
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