Senate Committee on Jurisprudence - 65th R.S. (1977)

Committee:	Senate Jurisprudence
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report to the Senate of the 66th Legislature of Texas on Interim Studies / by the Jurisprudence Committee of the Texas Senate.
Subjects:	Alternatives to incarceration | Courts | Damage awards | Halfway houses | Liability | Peace officers | Police misconduct | Police officers | Railroad crossings |
Library Call Number:	L1836.65 j979r
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View report [122 pages  File size: 4,327 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the advisability of establishing community-based programs and facilities in this state as an additional alternative to incarceration in the state prison.
2.	Study, assess, and evaluate the dangers posed by railroad grade crossings.
3.	Conduct a study of product safety and liability problems in the State of Texas.
4.	Study the court administration in Texas. Recommend ways to make the court system more efficient and effective. *
5.	Study the adequacy of current laws to prevent the abuse of power by peace officers. *
Supporting documents
Committee:	Senate Jurisprudence
Title:	Miscellaneous Bills in Committee
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1803.9 J979 65
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View document [8 pages]
Committee:	Senate Jurisprudence
Title:	Transcript of Committee on Jurisprudence meeting re: SB 152 (probation and parole, mandatory supervision)
Library Call Number:
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View document [13 pages  File size: 1,206 kb]

* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.

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