Document Type
Article
Abstract
Monetary sanctions have long been a part of the U.S. criminal justice system but have received increasing attention from the public as well as legal scholars and social science research in recent years. This essay describes initial findings from the Multi-State Study of Monetary Sanctions, a multi-method study designed to build on the prior research on legal financial obligations (LFOs) by examining the multi-tiered systems of monetary sanctions operating within eight states representing key regions of the United States (California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Texas and Washington). Our research explores the constantly changing legal environment and documents how the law is practiced on the ground. We expand on prior research by engaging a large and diverse group of people who owe legal debt and criminaljustice stakeholders. We augment these data with systematic court observations across different jurisdiction sizes and court levels. In doing so, we fill important gaps in the current understanding of U.S. systems of monetary and provide findings that can be used for guiding policy.
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Publication Title
UCLA Criminal Justice Law Review
Volume
4
Issue
1
DOI
10.21428/CB6AB371.041CFB4E
Recommended Citation
Shannon, Sarah; Huebner, Beth; Harris, Alexes; Martin, Karin; Patillo, Mary; Pettit, Becky; Sykes, Bryan; and Uggen, Christopher, "The Broad Scope and Variation of Monetary Sanctions: Evidence From Eight States" (2020). Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Works. 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21428/CB6AB371.041CFB4E
Available at:
https://irl.umsl.edu/ccj-faculty/7