Journal article
Monetary Sanctions in Community Corrections: Law, Policy, and Their Alignment With Correctional Goals
Journal of contemporary criminal justice, v 37(1), pp 108-127
01 Feb 2021
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Abstract
The assessment and collection of monetary sanctions (fines, fees, and restitution) have become a common element of the U.S. criminal justice system, especially in community corrections. Although the application of monetary sanctions is often dictated by state-level legislation, court rules, and agency policy, little research has sought to organize and systematically examine a set of these policies to compare them across several community corrections contexts more broadly. As such, this study fills a gap in the literature by using thematic content analysis to examine legislative policies governing the use of monetary sanctions in six states from across the United States. Laws and policies regarding the assessment, waiver, and collection of monetary sanctions utilized by agencies of varying size and jurisdictional scope were considered to identify common themes. We conclude with a discussion of whether the policies and laws examined align with rehabilitative and punitive goals of community supervision and highlight emerging opportunities for research and policy reform.
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- Title
- Monetary Sanctions in Community Corrections: Law, Policy, and Their Alignment With Correctional Goals
- Creators
- Ebony L. Ruhland - University of CincinnatiAmber A. Petkus - University of CincinnatiNathan W. Link - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyJordan M. Hyatt - Drexel UniversityBryan Holmes - University of CincinnatiSymone Pate - University of Cincinnati
- Publication Details
- Journal of contemporary criminal justice, v 37(1), pp 108-127
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- Arnold Ventures
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000598793500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85095940233
- Other Identifier
- 991019168399904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology