A pound of flesh : monetary sanctions as punishment for the poor / Alexes Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Alexes, author.

Series:

Rose series in sociology

American Sociological Association's Rose series in sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fines (Penalties)--Social aspects--United States.

Fines (Penalties).

Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Economic aspects--United States.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Public welfare--Law and legislation--United States.

Public welfare.

Public welfare--Law and legislation.

Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 236 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2016]

Summary:

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, and housing. Court-ordered monetary sanctions that compel criminal defendants to pay fines, fees, surcharges, and restitution further inhibit their ability to reenter society. In A Pound of Flesh, sociologist Alexes Harris analyzes the rise of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system and shows how they permanently penalize and marginalize the poor. She exposes the damaging effects of a little-understood component of criminal sentencing and shows how it further perpetuates racial and economic inequality. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Criminal Justice System and Monetary Sanctions

Criminal Monetary Sanctions in the United States

Experiences with Monetary Sanctions in Washington State

Legal Intent of Monetary Sanctions Versus Real Outcomes

The Punishment Continuum

Law in Action : Bureaucrats and Values

The Permanent Punishment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Harris, Alexes, author. Pound of flesh.

ISBN:

9780871544612

087154461X

OCLC:

937998107