From reviews of the first edition:

"There is nothing modest about the title of a new book by Ken Anderson—Crime in Texas: Your Complete Guide to the Criminal Justice System. But in only [208] pages, the book comes pretty close to living up to its [title]. It is a handy, readable reference for crime victims, elected officials, and anyone else with more than a passing interest in the criminal justice system. Anderson mixes comprehensive crime statistics and explanations of criminal laws and courtroom procedures with accounts of actual crimes."

—Houston Chronicle

"Crime in Texas is at once a textbook-like overview of crime and punishment for the layperson, a semi-memoir, and an extended opinion piece. . . . For anyone involved in the criminal justice system—including crime victims, law enforcement officers, witnesses, people waiting to report to jury duty, prosecutors, and journalists—this book will be interesting and useful. For people in some of these categories, as a matter of fact, it should be required reading."

—Austin American-Statesman

Using clear, easily understood language, Crime in Texas describes all aspects of the criminal justice system—officials (police, prosecutors, judges), criminal procedure, criminal law, criminal punishments, victims' rights, and the juvenile system. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the law since the first edition was published in 1997. To make the book even more relevant to readers, Ken Anderson illustrates his points with real-life stories of crime and punishment from his more than two decades as a district attorney.