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Acknowledgments | |
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Morality, Harm, and Criminal Justice | |
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Crimes Without Victims? | |
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The Notion of Harm | |
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Morality and Criminal Law | |
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Suicide and Attempted Suicide | |
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Physician-Assisted Suicide | |
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Usury | |
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Bad Samaritans | |
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Motorcycle Helmets | |
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Determining Moral Standards | |
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Prostitution/Sex Work | |
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The Biblical Heritage | |
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Criminal Law and Prostitution | |
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Explaining the Law's Intransigence | |
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Prostitution and Sexual Liberation | |
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The Cast in the Performance of Prostitution | |
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Urban Enforcement: Los Angeles | |
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The BMW Caper | |
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The Hollywood Madam | |
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Licensed Brothels: Nevada | |
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The Wolfenden Report and Kerb Crawling | |
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Feminism and Prostitution | |
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Legalizing Prostitution: Yeas and Nays | |
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Prostitution, Venereal Disease, and AIDS | |
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Other Impacts of Prostitution | |
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Prostitutes, Pimps, and the Public | |
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The Prostitute/Sex Worker | |
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Customers/Johns | |
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Pimps | |
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Impact of Prostitution on Society | |
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Conclusion | |
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For Legalizing Prostitution | |
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Against Decriminalizing Prostitution | |
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Drugs | |
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What Is a Drug? | |
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Patterns of Drug Use | |
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Illegal Drug Use: Marijuana | |
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Illegal Drug Use: Heroin | |
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Illegal Drug Use: Cocaine | |
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How Much Do Illegal Drugs Cost? | |
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The Relationship Between Crime and Drugs | |
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Drug-Defined Crimes | |
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Drug-Related Crimes | |
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Drug-Using Crimes | |
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Current Drug Policies and How We Got There | |
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Drugs, Race, and Ethnicity | |
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The Prohibition Experience | |
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Modern Legal Prohibitions | |
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The Netherlands' Approach to Drug Control | |
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What Kind of a Problem Is 'Drugs'? | |
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Decriminalization Does Not Solve the Problem of Drugs | |
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Conclusion | |
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Homosexuality | |
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Defining Homosexuality | |
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Homosexual Behavior | |
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Homosexual Preference or Orientation | |
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Homosexual Identity or Self-Concept | |
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Causes of Homosexuality | |
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The Biological Perspective | |
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The Learning Perspective | |
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Public Opinion and Homosexuality | |
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The Regulation of Homosexuality | |
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The Social Regulation of Sexuality | |
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Religious and Legal Regulation of Sexuality | |
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The Consequences of Legal Regulation | |
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The Gay Movement and Gay Communities | |
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Two Additional Issues | |
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Same-Sex Marriages | |
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Homosexuality as a Protected Status | |
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Conclusion | |
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Abortion | |
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Theology and Abortion | |
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Roman Catholicism | |
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Judaism | |
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Abortion Before It Became Legal | |
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Roe v. Wade and Its Progeny | |
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Roe v. Wade (1973) | |
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The Webster Decision (1989) | |
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The Casey Decision (1992) | |
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The Partial-Birth Abortion Act (2003) | |
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Unborn Victims of Violence Act (2004) | |
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RU-486 (Mifepristone) | |
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Plan B: The Morning After Pill | |
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Parental Notification and Abortion | |
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How Many Abortions Are There? | |
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Abortion Views in Context | |
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Arguments: Pro and Con | |
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Arguments Against Legalized Abortion | |
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Arguments for Legalized Abortion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Pornography | |
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Definitions | |
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The Ubiquity of Pornography | |
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The Pornography Industry | |
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The Pornography Commissions | |
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Public Concern Over Pornography | |
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The Regulation of Pornography | |
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The Law and Pornography | |
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The Effects of Pornography | |
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Harmful Effects | |
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Positive Effects, or Potentially Beneficial Functions of Pornography | |
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The Feminist Response to Pornography | |
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Conclusion | |
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Gambling | |
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The Context of Gambling | |
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Casino Gambling | |
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Slot Machines | |
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Riverboat Gambling | |
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Native-American Casinos | |
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Internet Gambling | |
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Lotteries | |
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Gambling on Numbers | |
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Lotteries Re-emerge | |
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Off-Track Betting | |
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Conclusion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Harm, Risk, and the Law | |
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Can the Law Create Problems? | |
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What Should We Call Them? | |
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The Wolfenden Report | |
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Are There Limits to Law? | |
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Immorality | |
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Privacy | |
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Alternative Controls | |
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Harm to Others | |
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Are They Enforceable? | |
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What Problems Are Appropriate for Law? | |
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Conclusion | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |