RT Article
T1 The Role of Fines and Fees on Probation Outcomes
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 47
IS 10
SP 1244
OP 1263
A1 Ruhland, Ebony L.
A2 Holmes, Bryan
A2 Petkus, Amber
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1768398321
AB Individuals on probation are commonly assessed fines and fees. These monetary sanctions serve different purposes. Fines are primarily used for more punitive purposes, whereas fees are often used to recover the costs of services provided. Regardless of ability to pay, monetary sanction payments are often required as a probation condition. Nonpayment therefore can result in violations and potentially revocations. However, little is known about how fines and fees operate specifically within probation. This current study explored legal and extralegal factors that influence the total amount of fines and fees assessed in individual cases, as well as the influence of fines and fees on probation revocations. The implications of the findings concentrate on ways to improve probation policies as well as probation officer’s practices as they relate to the collection and enforcement of monetary sanctions.
K1 Community Corrections
K1 Community supervision
K1 Corrections
K1 Probation
K1 Punishment
DO 10.1177/0093854820918877