Lone Star Politics: Tradition and Transformation in Texas
Fourth Edition
Study Questions
- Why does Texas have the high incarceration rate that it does, and how might Texas decrease it?
- What rights do those accused of crimes possess, and what does Texas do to guarantee these rights?
- Why does Texas contract with private prisons, and what controversies arise from this practice?
- Why are Texans so committed to the death penalty?
- What have been the most important restrictions recently placed on civil lawsuits in Texas?