Crime in Texas Your Complete Guide to the Criminal Justice System
- List Price: $25.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
- Publish date: 05/01/1997
Using simple language that any citizen can understand, Anderson describes all aspects of the system -- officials (police, prosecutors, judges), criminal procedure, criminal law, criminal punishments, victims' rights, and the juvenile system. He illustrates his points with real-life stories of crime and punishment.
Throughout the book, Anderson emphasizes two facts -- that crime prevention programs, stricter law enforcement, and increased prison space have dramatically lowered the crime rate in Texas and that citizen activism is very effective in bringing reform to the criminal justice system. This book will be essential reading for everyone -- public and professional -- concerned with criminal justice in Texas.