“Are You Able-Bodied?” Embodying Accountability in the Modern Criminal Justice System

Bibliographic Data

ID21619498
AuthorsMichele Cadigan (0000-0001-8141-5061, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, corresponding author), Tyler Jo Smith (0000-0003-0330-5101, University of Washington), Tyler Smith (0000-0002-3119-259X, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA)
Year2021
Volume37
Issue1
Pages25-44
Publication date2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-9862 • E-ISSN: 1552-5406
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1043986220965034
PMID33888971
OpenAlexW3093047174
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited44

Monetary sanctions are a common tool for enforcing accountability within the criminal justice system. However, it is unclear how individuals with disabilities who have a limited capacity to work interact with the system of monetary sanctions. Drawing on courtroom observations and interviews in Washington State, we find that although the court does take disability into account when imposing economic sanctions and monitoring payment compliance, individuals with disabilities end up in a perpetual cycle of administrative hearings that can result in serious financial and health consequences for those involved. Implications for findings are discussed

Accountability · Business · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Economics · Law and economics · Payment · Political science · Sanctions · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology · Finance

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access