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Alexes Harris; Mary Pattillo; Bryan L. Sykes – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2022
Monetary sanctions, also known as legal financial obligations (LFOs), are a highly consequential yet underexplored element of the criminal legal system. LFOs consist of fines, fees, costs, restitution, surcharges, and other financial penalties that are imposed on individuals when they encounter the criminal legal system. Drawing on data from a…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Punishment, Debt (Financial), Criminal Law