House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence - 76th R.S. (1999)
Committee: | House Criminal Jurisprudence | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature. | |
Subjects: | Capital punishment | Community service (Punishment) | Criminal justice | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Drug rehabilitation programs | Expunction of criminal records | Inmate rehabilitation | Kidnapping | Mentally disabled inmates | Mexico | Prison population | Probation | Recidivism | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.76 c868h | |
Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
Online version: | View report [219 pages File size: 8,993 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Review criminal procedure issues concerning the detention and arrest of Mexican citizens in Texas and Texas residents in Mexico. Include issues surrounding the abduction of children into Mexico. | |
2. | Examine the criminal procedure statutes in relation to the issue of record expungement for people who have had criminal charges filed against them and the charges were later dismissed. | |
3. | Review the actions other states have taken in regard to execution of persons who are mentally retarded. Consider the effects on all aspects of the criminal justice system of laws that prevent or severely restrict executions. | |
4. | Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction. |
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