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The Cost of Financial Sanctions in Sentencing and Corrections
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The Cost of Financial Sanctions in Sentencing and Corrections

Jordan M. Hyatt and Nathan W. Link
Federal sentencing reporter, v 34(2-3)
01 Feb 2022

Abstract

Financial and monetary obligations, a class of sanctions that includes fines, restitution, and a range of fees, are increasingly recognized as playing a significant role in the operation of the justice system, the lives of the people against whom they are levied, and their communities. While some financial sanctions play a role in the tailoring of a punishment to the particular individual and the offenses they have been convicted of, others lack this grounding in ideology and serve a more pragmatic- and potentially revenue-driven- goal. These observations reflect on the current state of research and policy regarding financial sanctions and seek to identify meaningful gaps in the current knowledge base as a foundation for future inquiry.

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