Punishing Poverty

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.

• Acknowledgments1. The Origins and History of Bail in theCommon Law Tradition2. Pretrial Release Decisions and Outcomes3. The Problems with Risk-Assessment-Based BailDeterminations4. The Impact of Pretrial Detention5. The Path ForwardAppendixNotesReferencesIndex

"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."