Recommended Titles and Treatises
To help provide access to the Texas State Law Library's legal resources, the reference librarians have selected the most noteworthy titles in our collection and arranged them here by subject. The titles listed for each subject feature a brief summary written by a reference librarian, and each subject's titles are divided into those that are specific to Texas law and those that aren't.
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Criminal Law
Crime in Texas: your complete guide to the criminal justice system
209 pages. Updated by new edition.
Written by Williamson County DA Ken Anderson, Crime in Texas provides an overview of the Texas criminal justice system, outlining information of interest to crime victims, elected officials, criminal justice professionals, and the general public. Provides comprehensive statistics and criminal laws along with courtroom procedures and accounts of actual crimes.