NCJ Number
154851
Editor(s)
R H C Teske
Date Published
1995
Length
184 pages
Annotation
This document presents, in both narrative and tabular form, an overview of activities within the Texas State criminal justice system.
Abstract
Data in this volume are presented in chapters concerning: (1) the criminal event; (2) the victim; (3) the offender; (4) the response to the crime; (5) the courts; (6) prosecution and sentencing; (7) corrections (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, adult probation, State jails, prisons, parole and mandatory supervision); (8) juveniles and crime; (9) the cost of justice; and (10) drugs and crime in Texas. The data answer questions about, inter alia: (1) characteristics of the most common types of crime in Texas; (2) how crime information is collected and reported; (3) the involvement of weapons in crime; (4) the number of licensed firearms dealers in Texas; (5) the role of youth in crime; (6) the quantity of illegal drugs seized in Texas by State and Federal law enforcement agencies; (7) how much government spends on criminal justice; and (8) how frequently Texans use weapons for self-defense. Figures, tables, sources, notes, index, abbreviations