Social Sciences Forum Even: Alexes Harris

Harris will discuss her book, "A Bound of Flesh: Monetary Sanctions as Punishment of the Poor" where she presents her research about the contemporary relationship between the United States' systems of social control and inequality and specifically, the expansion of and use of monetary sanctions as a criminal sentencing tool. Monetary sanctions are a type of criminal sentence imposed by state superior courts nationally, and include fines, fees, costs, interest, surcharges, and restitution.

Organized by the School of Public Policy and co-sponsored by Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology and Health  Administration and Policy, and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.