Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Reader,
As the Executive Director of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC), I am thrilled to provide the public with our first policy guide, which promotes criminal justice solutions that embody the principles of effective management, accountability, public safety, and human and civil rights.
Right now Texas has the opportunity to be at the forefront in the nation by developing and implementing a plan that will decrease crime and yield a larger return of investment for taxpayers. This legislative session state lawmakers must work to improve three crucial areas: the ineffective supervisory practices that are overburdening our prisons; the inefficient police practices that are adversarial to those most in need of protection; and the unconstitutional court practices that are impeding fair treatment in our legal system.
As the Executive Director of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC), I am thrilled to provide the public with our first policy guide, which promotes criminal justice solutions that embody the principles of effective management, accountability, public safety, and human and civil rights.
Right now Texas has the opportunity to be at the forefront in the nation by developing and implementing a plan that will decrease crime and yield a larger return of investment for taxpayers. This legislative session state lawmakers must work to improve three crucial areas: the ineffective supervisory practices that are overburdening our prisons; the inefficient police practices that are adversarial to those most in need of protection; and the unconstitutional court practices that are impeding fair treatment in our legal system.
d. Improve Personal Responsibility
III. Access to Justice