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

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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Main Authors: Scott-Hayward, Christine S. (Author), Fradella, Henry F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Bail > United States.
Arrest > United States.
Equality > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
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.
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