Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future (open access)

Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future

This report surveys existing law for legal issues that have arisen, or may arise in the future, on account of climate change and government responses thereto.
Date: August 20, 2014
Creator: Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
The "Militarization" of Law Enforcement and the Department of Defense's "1033 Program" (open access)

The "Militarization" of Law Enforcement and the Department of Defense's "1033 Program"

This report gives an overview of the history of Special Weapons and Tactics teams, which are estimated to be deployed 45,000 times each year in the U.S. The report also discusses the "1033 Program" which authorizes federal and state law enforcement agencies to receive excess materials from Department of Defense stocks for use in counter-drug or counter-terrorism activities.
Date: August 20, 2014
Creator: James, Nathan & Else, Daniel H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The "Militarization" of Law Enforcement and the Department of Defense's "1033 Program (open access)

The "Militarization" of Law Enforcement and the Department of Defense's "1033 Program

This report discusses the response of SWAT teams to extraordinary cases that has raised questions about the so called "militarization" of law enforcement.
Date: August 20, 2014
Creator: James, Nathan & Else, Daniel H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Trust Fund Investment Practices (open access)

Social Security: Trust Fund Investment Practices

This report describes Social Security trust fund investment practices under current law.
Date: August 20, 2014
Creator: Nuschler, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library