Punishing Poverty: How Bail and Pretrial Detention Fuel Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System

Author:   Christine S. Scott-Hayward ,  Henry F. Fradella
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520298309


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   24 September 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Christine S. Scott-Hayward ,  Henry F. Fradella
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780520298309


ISBN 10:   0520298306
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   24 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Acknowledgments 1. The Origins and History of Bail in the Common Law Tradition 2. Pretrial Release Decisions and Outcomes 3. The Problems with Risk-Assessment-Based Bail Determinations 4. The Impact of Pretrial Detention 5. The Path Forward Appendix Notes References Index

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Scott-Hayward and Fradella provide an accessible look at policies in bail setting and pretrial treatment that have historically been favorable to suspects who are affluent. . . . A useful resource for students, researchers, and activists studying criminal justice reform, and a cautionary tale for policy makers, this book offers a fair balance between advocating for equality in bail-setting and for use of citation over arrests in some cases, while taking into consideration public safety. * CHOICE * Scott-Hayward and Fredella have written a thorough, subtle, moving, and fair-minded introduction to the contemporary bail reform movement. It is a valuable resource for anyone who cares about fairness and rationality in the administration of justice. Here is hoping that it finds the broad audience that it deserves. * Law & Society Review * It is a book clear enough to be read by general audiences, detailed enough to be used by graduate students in criminology and law, and comprehensive enough to be a resource to academic scholars. But it is also a book that should be studied by practitioners-judges, magistrates, prosecutors, defense counsel, and probation and pretrial services officers-as well as policy makers such as legislators, agency heads, budget officers, and criminal justice policy wonks. All could learn, could understand, just how exceptional the US bail system is, and could draw upon this wealth of knowledge in implementing meaningful reform. * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *


Scott-Hayward and Fradella provide an accessible look at policies in bail setting and pretrial treatment that have historically been favorable to suspects who are affluent. . . . A useful resource for students, researchers, and activists studying criminal justice reform, and a cautionary tale for policy makers, this book offers a fair balance between advocating for equality in bail-setting and for use of citation over arrests in some cases, while taking into consideration public safety. * CHOICE *


Author Information

Christine S. Scott-Hayward is Associate Professor of Law, Criminology, and Criminal Justice at California State University, Long Beach.   Henry F. Fradella is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Affiliate Professor of Law at Arizona State University. Fradella is the author or coauthor of a dozen books, including Stop and Frisk and America’s Courts and the Criminal Justice System.  

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