Texans once lived under a criminal code that resembled the Ten Commandments. Today, nearly 10,000 federal, state, and local offenses confound more often than command, diluting the traditional focus of criminal law on truly wrongful conduct.
Public Safety Starts With Solving Crimes, Not Just Reporting Them
When a violent crime is committed, it tends to feel not just unwarranted but random. When a murder, sex crime, or burglary happens, we often ask, “How did this happen?” Even worse is when a violent crime is committed by someone with a violent criminal past. We then demand to know, “How did this happen… again?” ...