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 victim's guide to justice
172 pages. Updated by new edition.
This self-help law book is a plain English guide for the crime victim. It provides an overview of victim rights, explains criminal investigation and prosecution phase and how a victim may request compensation for damages resulting from the crime.