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6 Document(s) [ Subject: Texas Penal Code ]
| Committee: | House Criminal Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Alternatives to incarceration | Children's mental health | Criminal records | Deferred adjudication | Inmate rehabilitation | Internet | Jail population | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice system | Juveniles certified as adults | Mental health services | Mentally ill inmates | Parole | Prisoner re-entry | Probation | Public information | Recidivism | Restorative justice | Rules of the Texas House of Representatives | State jail system | Statutory revision | Substance abuse | Texas Penal Code | Vandalism | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 C868h | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [82 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the classification of 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system of Texas. | |
| 2. | Study the effectiveness of deferred adjudication and orders for non-disclosure in spite of the many exceptions to the statute. Study extending the use of expunction of criminal records history and non-disclosures to certain qualified individuals with low-level, non-violent convictions. Examine the statutorily allowed but underused non-disclosure and expunction of criminal records, and the use of deferred adjudication. | |
| 3. | Study the impact of SB 1289, 83rd R.S.. Examine the sale of criminal histories that may be erroneous as well as the lasting impact that arrest records have on individuals who are arrested but not charged or convicted. Assess the need for revision of existing statutes and consider designating an agency responsible for regulating entities involved in the industry. | |
| 4. | Examine the association between co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders and parole revocation among inmates from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Review current policies and procedures for incarcerating individuals with a dual mental health diagnosis in both state and county correctional facilities and examine potential remedies within the State's criminal justice system to ensure that the public is protected and that individuals with a mental health diagnosis receive a continuum of mental health services. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Corrections) | |
| 5. | Examine the current pecuniary loss thresholds associated with graffiti offenses. Study the costs of enhancing the penalties associated with the offense of graffiti, as well as a study of pretrial diversion programs that exist in other states and are specific to persons convicted of graffiti offenses. Study the existing Graffiti Abatement Programs in Texas. | |
| 6. | Evaluate the approximately 1,500 non-traditional criminal offenses that can be found outside of the Penal Code. Study the feasibility of streamlining these offenses and examine ambiguities in the law. Study the existing use of the Rule of Lenity and Mens Rea requirements in Texas and the benefit of codifying both of these standards. | |
| 7. | Examine the utilization of community supervision in state jail felonies and the effectiveness of the state jail in light of its original purpose. | |
| 8. | Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs. | |
| Committee: | Senate Criminal Justice | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Alternatives to incarceration | Driving while intoxicated | Elderly inmates | Felonies | Inmate health | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice system | Mentally ill inmates | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) | Probation | Texas Penal Code | Theft | Youthful offenders | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 C868 | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [85 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review cases involving the imposition of probation rather than imprisonment or commitment for adult and juvenile intoxication manslaughter offenders. Make recommendations to ensure that intoxication manslaughter sentences include appropriate punishment levels, maintain public safety, and serve to deter driving under the influence. | |
| 2. | Study the operations of the Texas prison system with respect to the medical and mental health care treatment. Study potential cost savings associated with identifying offenders with dual diagnoses and routing these individuals into appropriate services before, during, and after involvement with the criminal justice system. Study the way in which geriatric parole cases are currently evaluated and identify opportunities for reducing costs associated with the geriatric inmate population without compromising public safety. | |
| 3. | Study and make recommendations related to jail diversion, reduced recidivism rates, and access to services for those within the system who suffer from a mental illness. Monitor the progress and implementation of the jail diversion pilot program for the mentally ill in Harris County and determine the best practices to be applied statewide. | |
| 4. | Compile an inventory of all the juvenile specialty courts in the state, the juvenile population served, and the courts' program guidelines and practices. Identify gaps in services, geographically, by issue area, and juvenile population. Study the efficacy of each court through an analysis of recidivism rates and cost effectiveness and make recommendations regarding the best practices of juvenile specialty courts. | |
| 5. | Study and make recommendations regarding sentencing of youth under 18 accused of committing serious crimes. | |
| 6. | Study the value ladder of charges for theft and related offenses within the Texas Penal Code and recommend any necessary updates and proposed legislative reforms. | |
| 7. | Evaluate the approximately 1,500 non-traditional criminal offenses that can be found outside of the Penal Code. Study the feasibility of streamlining these offenses and examine ambiguities in the law. Analyze whether and to what extent some of these non-traditional criminal offenses should be eliminated. | |
| Committee: | House Criminal Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report, sixty-fifth legislative session / Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Texas House of Representatives. | |
| Subjects: | Courts | Crime prevention | Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of | Parole | Statutory revision | Texas Code of Criminal Procedure | Texas Penal Code | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.64 c869 | |
| Session: | 64th R.S. (1975) | |
| Online version: | View report [45 pages File size: 1,186 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the need for revision of the Code of Criminal Procedure. | |
| 2. | Study the effectiveness of the new Texas Penal Code. | |
| 3. | Study the need for modernization and management changes in the courts of the criminal justice system. | |
| 4. | Conduct a thorough study of methods to reduce the crime rate in Texas. | |
| 5. | Conduct a thorough study of the State's parole system. This study should include all aspects and operations of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, including general policies, rules and regulations governing the pardon and parole of prisoners. This study should indicate in its findings suggestions pertinent to efficient and effective ways of carrying out all laws relating to pardons and paroles. | |
| Committee: | House Criminal Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, 63rd Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Texas Code of Criminal Procedure | Texas Penal Code | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.63 c868 | |
| Session: | 63rd R.S. (1973) | |
| Online version: | View report [33 pages File size: 1,065 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Conduct a comprehensive study of the laws pertaining to criminal procedures in Texas, such study to include public opinion, attitudes of the Bar, Judiciary, law enforcement agencies and other concerned officials, and comparative review of laws regarding criminal procedure. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Criminal Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | Committee Documentation | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 C868H 63 | |
| Session: | 63rd R.S. (1973) | |
| Online version: | View document [3 pages] | |
| Committee: | Joint Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report of the committee appointed pursuant to H.C.R. no. 80 of the Fifty-first Legislature in regard to the Texas Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure | |
| Subjects: | Statutory revision | Texas Code of Criminal Procedure | Texas Penal Code | | |
| Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 52nd Leg., R.S. 308 (1951) | |
| Session: | 51st R.S. (1949) | |
| Online version: | View report [5 pages File size: 204 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Studying, drafting, and recommending to the next Legislature or any called session of this Legislature all necessary amendments to our present Code of Criminal Procedure and Penal Code of Texas. | |
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