[PDF][PDF] Studying the system of monetary sanctions
Monetary sanctions, also known as legal financial obligations (LFOs), are a highly
consequential yet underexplored element of the criminal legal system. LFOs consist of fines …
consequential yet underexplored element of the criminal legal system. LFOs consist of fines …
Incomparable punishments: How economic inequality contributes to the disparate impact of legal fines and fees
L Bing, B Pettit, I Slavinski - … : The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of …, 2022 - rsfjournal.org
Low-level misdemeanor and traffic violations draw tens of millions of people into local courts
to pay fines and fees each year, generating billions of dollars in revenue. We examine how …
to pay fines and fees each year, generating billions of dollars in revenue. We examine how …
Monetary sanctions and symbiotic harms
People convicted of crime are often treated as atomistic individuals by the criminal justice
system, ignoring the fact that they are largely embedded in social networks. Research shows …
system, ignoring the fact that they are largely embedded in social networks. Research shows …
Reinforcing the Web of Municipal Courts: Evidence and Implications Post-Ferguson
BM Huebner, A Giuffre - RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal …, 2022 - rsfjournal.org
Investigations in Ferguson, Missouri, revealed that many individuals, particularly Black
people, entered the criminal justice system for relatively minor offenses, missed court …
people, entered the criminal justice system for relatively minor offenses, missed court …
What Is Wrong with Monetary Sanctions? Directions for Policy, Practice, and Research
Monetary sanctions are an integral and increasingly debated feature of the American
criminal legal system. Emerging research, including that featured in this volume, offers …
criminal legal system. Emerging research, including that featured in this volume, offers …
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Public Assistance, Monetary Sanctions, and Financial Double-Dealing in America
Research on punishment and inequality finds that people with criminal records routinely
avoid systems of surveillance. Yet scholarship on monetary sanctions shows that many …
avoid systems of surveillance. Yet scholarship on monetary sanctions shows that many …
Monetary sanctions as chronic and acute health stressors: The emotional strain of people who owe court fines and fees
In this article, we explore the experiences of people who carry monetary sanction (or penal)
debt across eight US states. Using 519 interviews with people sentenced to fines and fees …
debt across eight US states. Using 519 interviews with people sentenced to fines and fees …
Social support during reentry: Family, mentor, religious, parole officer, and social service roles
Existing research on social support and reentry primarily focuses on a single dimension of
support, such as family or community support. Informed by the social support perspective …
support, such as family or community support. Informed by the social support perspective …
Pay or display: Monetary sanctions and the performance of accountability and procedural integrity in New York and Illinois courts
This article proposes the centrality of procedural integrity—or fidelity to local norms of case
processing—to the post-sentencing adjudication of monetary sanctions. We draw on insights …
processing—to the post-sentencing adjudication of monetary sanctions. We draw on insights …
[HTML][HTML] Beyond “pains” and “gains”: untangling the health consequences of probation
Background Research on the health consequences of criminal legal system contact has
increasingly looked beyond imprisonment to understand how more routine forms of …
increasingly looked beyond imprisonment to understand how more routine forms of …