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A pound of flesh : monetary sanctions as punishment for the poor / Alexes Harris.
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- 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:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Harris, Alexes. Pound of flesh.
- ISBN:
- 9781610448550
- 1610448553
- Publisher Number:
- 99976886585
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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