Punishing poverty : how bail and pretrial detention fuel inequalities in the criminal justice system /

"This book examines the current system of pretrial release in the United States and argues that its reliance on cash bail has led to extremely high rates of pretrial detention, particularly of the poor. The book reviews the history, purpose, and structure of bail systems in the United States, p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Scott-Hayward, Christine S. (Autor), Fradella, Henry F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Temas:
Bail > United States.
Arrest > United States.
Equality > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Arrestation > États-Unis.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Arrest
Bail
Criminal justice, Administration of
Equality
United States
20th century.
bail bond industry.
bail reform.
bail.
contemporary bail decisions.
convictions.
crimes.
criminal justice system.
criminals.
defendants.
economic impact.
economic inequality.
freedom.
going to prison.
historical antecedents.
jail.
jurisdictions.
mass incarceration.
money bail systems.
poor people.
pretrial detention.
pretrial release.
racial inequality.
reform efforts.
social impact.
trials.
us bail system.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The origins and history of the bail in the common law tradition
  • Pretrial release and detention outcomes
  • The problems with risk-assessment based bail determinations
  • The impact of pretrial detention
  • The path forward.

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