Criminal Law

Wiki on Forced Migration Issues
Librarian Elisa Mason, who has worked at the UN High Commission for Refugees and the Refugee Studies Centre in Oxford, has created the Forced Migration Guide using wiki software. The guide offers descriptions of resources for the study of refugees, internal displacement and human trafficking...

Medical conditions don't rule out visa applications
Did you know that gay and lesbian applicants can successfully obtain an interdependent (partner) migration visa even when they have a serious health condition? They can seek what is known as the health waiver...

Mental health and incarceration
A story in the Globe and Mail today on the incarceration of the mentally ill: Canada’s provincial jails and federal prisons are home to a burgeoning number of offenders with mental disorders, many of them repeat offenders ? so-called frequent fliers...

Down to Basics - Writing Student Learning Outcomes
As others have noted, identifying student learning outcomes is hard work. First, you have to identify student learning outcomes. Then you have to figure out how to measure them. Then you have to go back and revise … few of us get it “right” the first time...

Some interesting reading on the drug wars and incarceration statistics
Milton Friedman died yesterday. In April 1990 he wrote an open letter to then drug Czar William Bennett. It is short and to the point.Berman's blog had another interesting link to a Fact Sheet concerning incarceration statistics gathered by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency...

Quick Health Facts 2008: A Compilation of Selected State Data
Quick Health Facts 2008: A Compilation of Selected State Data Research Report, Leigh Purvis, AARP Public Policy Institute, Lynda Flowers,...

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Ortho Evra Patch Risk
Ortho Evra Side Effects

Have you or a loved one suffered from Ortho Evra side effects?
Ortho Evra Side Effects

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Health Insurance
alleging health insurance companies have forced patients to pay more than they should when using doctors and hospitals outside their insurer's networks.

9/11
Health Effects Aftermath

Train Crashes
alleging death, injury, exposure to deadly chemicals and forced evacuations.

Reglan
for alleged side effects such as Tardive Dyskinesia.

Januvia
allegedly can cause cancer, pancreatitis and other side effects.

Topical Anesethics
FDA Warns of Life Threatening Side Effects