Statutory Inequality: The Logics of Monetary Sanctions in State Law
Statutory Inequality: The Logics of Monetary Sanctions in State Law
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DOI：
10.7758/rsf.2019.5.1.08
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发表时间：
2019-02-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Pattillo, Mary
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作者：
Friedman, Brittany;Pattillo, Mary
州法规规定的经济制裁包括罚款、费用、赔偿和对被判犯罪或其他违法行为的人施加的其他法律费用。根据伊利诺斯州现行有关货币制裁的立法法规的内容分析，我们提出了三个问题：被告应该支付什么，为什么？对被告的贫困有什么安排？不付款的后果是什么？我们发现，个人责任和刑事扩张的新自由主义逻辑充斥着这些法律，为将公共成本转移到刑事被告身上奠定了基础，为贫困提供了很少的救济，并支持对未付债务进行严厉的额外惩罚。法定的不平等在法律上使穷人进一步贫困，从而加剧了不平等。然而，主要的相关组织和宣传工作为实现更大的公平创造了一个重大变化的机会。
Monetary sanctions mandated in state statutes include fines, fees, restitution, and other legal costs imposed on persons convicted of crimes and other legal violations. Drawing on content analysis of current legislative statutes in Illinois pertaining to monetary sanctions, we ask three questions: What are defendants expected to pay for and why? What accommodations exist for defendants' poverty? What are the consequences for nonpayment? We find that neoliberal logics of personal responsibility and carceral expansion suffuse these laws, establishing a basis for transferring public costs onto criminal defendants, offering little relief for poverty, and supporting severe additional penalties for unpaid debt. Statutory inequality legally authorizes further impoverishment of the poor, thereby increasing inequality. Major related organizing and advocacy work, however, has created an opening for significant changes toward greater fairness.