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Committee: | Senate Criminal Justice | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 81st Legislature | |
Subjects: | Capital murder trials | Child abuse | Correctional officers | Criminal justice | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Deferred adjudication | Drug trafficking | Homicide | Juvenile justice system | Mental health services | Mentally ill inmates | Methamphetamine | Occupational licenses | Ombudsmen | Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) | Police officers | Prison population | Prison security | Prisoner re-entry | Privately-operated prisons | Pseudoephedrine | Recidivism | Searches and seizures | Sex offenders | Substance abuse | Texas Code of Criminal Procedure | Theft | Youth Commission, Texas | Youthful offenders | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.80 C868 | |
Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
Online version: | View report [113 pages File size: 13,967 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Determine how private prisons are complying with state laws and how cost, safety, living conditions and rehabilitative services at private prisons compare with state-run facilities. Include an assessment of the staff turnover rates and compensation of private contractors when compared with state-operated facilities, and of the contract bidding processes used by the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | |
2. | Monitor the implementation of SB 103, 80th R.S., and the continuing reforms to the Texas Youth Commission and the juvenile criminal justice system. Identify barriers to effective implementation and provide recommendations to ensure that the goals of this legislation are achieved. Provide recommendations relating to best practices and identify needed additional treatment programs for juvenile sex offenders. | |
3. | Study the impact of laws designed to reduce illegal drug use and make recommendations for reducing access to illegal drugs and for developing best practices for preventative programs, focusing on drugs targeted for the younger population, such as cheese heroin. Assess the impact of limiting access to pseudoephedrine, including the impact restrictions have had on illegal manufacturers' methods for producing methamphetamine. | |
4. | Monitor the implementation of the new and expanded programs provided to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) within the Fiscal Year 2008 and 2009 budget, and identify their impact on the criminal justice populations. Study security issues within TDCJ, including staffing issues, use of lock down procedures, the control and containment of infectious diseases and the introduction and control of contraband within the institutions. Review the use of career ladders for employees of TDCJ and issues surrounding the retention of professional corrections staff. Study the issues of independent oversight of TDCJ, including the use and effectiveness of the TDCJ ombudsman system. Provide recommendations for the reduction or elimination of barriers to an effective corrections system. | |
5. | Study and make recommendations for reducing the number of law enforcement officer deaths in the line of duty. This study should include:
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6. | Study the issue of criminal asset seizure and the use of seized and forfeiture funds by district attorneys and law enforcement agencies. Review the oversight of these matters by the Texas Attorney General and provide recommendations to improve the dissemination of information concerning these funds. Ensure that these funds have the appropriate accountability and fiscal controls required for public funds. | |
7. | Study the system of deferred adjudication in Texas courts and make recommendations for resolving any problems and reducing the potential for release of dangerous criminals. | |
8. | Study and recommend best practices for reducing re-victimization of child abuse victims associated with delay in resolution of criminal cases. Recommend options for reducing the time lapse between child victimization and criminal hearings. | |
9. | Review the processes for re-entry of criminal offenders into communities. Identify barriers to the successful return to law-abiding behavior, including the absence of employment opportunities created by restriction on obtaining certain state occupational licenses. Provide recommendations for improvements to our current statutes governing this matter. | |
10. | Study whether Articles 36.09 (relating to trying multiple defendants from the same transaction either separately or jointly) and 36.10 (relating to severing defendants that show prejudice from a joint trial) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provide sufficient safeguards to ensure fair and reliable trial results in capital cases with multiple defendants. Determine whether the articles provide trial judges with sufficient instruction regarding joinder or severance of defendants and, if not, make recommendations to improve procedures. | |
11. | Study the relationship between the public mental health system and the criminal justice and civil courts systems, including the identification and sharing of information regarding mentally ill offenders, including minors, among criminal justice and mental health agencies, the courts, state hospitals, and the Veterans Administration. Study how current confidentiality laws impact the exchange of information among groups described above. Study the sentencing of mentally ill offenders compared to non-mentally ill offenders, including minors, and the affect that has on statewide prison capacity and on the health care provided to mentally ill offenders. (Joint Charge with Senate State Affairs Committee) | |
12. | Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Criminal Justice Committee, 80th R.S., and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically, report on the implementation of SB 909, 80th R.S., the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Sunset legislation, including provisions relating to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and monitor implementation of the new laws relating to copper theft (SB 1154, 80th R.S., HB 1766, 80th R.S., and HB 1767, 80th R.S.). | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | Senate Criminal Justice | |
Title: | Testimony, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, Officer Line of Duty Death, July 9, 2008 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1803.9 C868 80 2008: JULY 9 | |
Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
Online version: | View document [35 pages File size: 1,497 kb] | |
Committee: | Senate Criminal Justice | |
Title: | Interim Report - Cold crimes | |
Library Catalog Title: | Interim report, 77th Legislature : charge one. | |
Subjects: | Crime | Crime laboratories | DNA databases | DNA testing | Homicide | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Texas Rangers (Law enforcement) | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.76 c868 1 | |
Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
Online version: | View report [54 pages File size: 2,007 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Determine if "cold crime" investigations, especially of violent crimes, conducted by specially trained personnel should be augmented with additional resources and personnel within the Department of Public Safety. | |
Committee: | Senate Militia | |
Title: | Majority Report - Hill and Walker Counties Investigation | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report | |
Subjects: | Hill County | Homicide | Martial law | Militias | Prison escapes | Riots | Walker County | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., R.S. 270 (1871) | |
Session: | 12th 1st C.S. (1870) | |
Online version: | View report [3 pages File size: 4 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Consider Governor's message and accompanying papers submitted in answer to Senate's resolution for information concerning lawlessness and crime in Hill and Walker counties. | |
Committee: | Senate Militia | |
Title: | Minority Report - Hill and Walker Counties Investigation | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report | |
Subjects: | Hill County | Homicide | Martial law | Militias | Prison escapes | Riots | Walker County | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., R.S. 282 (1871) | |
Session: | 12th 1st C.S. (1870) | |
Online version: | View report [4 pages File size: 4 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Consider Governor's message and accompanying papers submitted in answer to Senate's resolution for information concerning lawlessness and crime in Hill and Walker counties. | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | Senate Militia | |
Title: | Governor's Report - Hill and Walker Counties Investigation | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., R.S. 187 (1871) | |
Session: | 12th 1st C.S. (1870) | |
Online version: | View document [26 pages File size: 4 kb] | |
Committee: | House Federal Relations | |
Title: | Inquiry into statements and allegations by General Kiddoo | |
Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
Subjects: | Blacks or African Americans | Homicide | Racial discrimination | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 11th Leg., R.S. 528 (1866) | |
Session: | 11th R.S. (1866) | |
Online version: | View report [5 pages] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Consider the report by Brevet Major General D.M. Kiddoo to Major General O.O. Howard and to inquire whether the charges therein that the citizens of Texas are outraging and murdering negroes are false and slanderous or otherwise. |
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