Episode 115: Steve Mello on the long-term financial consequences of small fines
May 06, 2025•37 min•Ep. 156
Episode description
Steve Mello talks the long-term financial impacts of small criminal justice fines.
“Fines and Financial Wellbeing” by Steven Mello.
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:-
"Report on the economic well-being of U.S. households in 2017" by Jeff Larrimore, Alex Durante, Kimberly Kreiss, Christina Park, and Claudia Sahm.
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"Criminalizing poverty: The consequences of court fees in a randomized experiment" by Devah Pager, Rebecca Goldstein, Helen Ho, and Bruce Western.
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"The Government Revenue, Recidivism, and Financial Health Effects of Criminal Fines and Fees" by Tyler Giles.
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"The Impact of Criminal Financial Sanctions: A Multi-State Analysis of Survey and Administrative Data" by Keith Finlay, Matthew Gross, Carl Lieberman, Elizabeth Luh, and Michael Mueller-Smith.
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