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Incomparable Punishments: How Economic Inequality Contributes to the Disparate Impact of Legal Fines and Fees

Low-level misdemeanor and traffic violations draw tens of millions of people into local courts to pay fines and fees each year, generating billions of dollars in revenue. We examine how standardized legal fines and fees for low-level charges induce disparate treatment and result in disparate impact....

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Autores principales: BING, LINDSAY, PETTIT, BECKY, SLAVINSKI, ILYA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9030976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35463483
http://dx.doi.org/10.7758/rsf.2022.8.2.06