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 …

Monetary sanctions include fines, fees, restitution, surcharges, interest, and other costs
imposed on people who are convicted of crimes ranging from traffic violations to violent …

Monetary sanctions are an integral and increasingly debated feature of the American
criminal legal system. Emerging research, including that featured in this volume, offers …

Research Summary Substantial fees and fines now are now routinely imposed by courts and
other criminal justice agencies across the United States. This article summarizes research …

Monetary sanctions have always been part of the US criminal justice system. Today they are
receiving new attention, as recent social, political, and legal developments have raised …

Monetary sanctions in the criminal legal system are legally and procedurally complex. If not
paid in a timely manner, a single conviction can result in multiple legal financial obligations …

The importance of monetary sanctions as a topic of sociological inquiry derives from both
their ubiquity in American criminal justice and the socioeconomic realities of many people …

Over seven million Americans are either incarcerated, on probation, or on parole, with their
criminal records often following them for life and affecting access to higher education, jobs …

Judge Gerard Lynch has helped legal scholars recognize what observers in the trenches
have known for years: American criminal justice systems have become administrative …

Legal scholars have long studied why laws are implemented differently across local court
contexts. Key to understanding this localized variation is understanding how new laws are …