The assessment and collection of monetary sanctions (fines, fees, and restitution) have become a common element of the U.S. criminal justice system, especially in community corrections. Although the application of monetary sanctions is often dictated by state-level legislation, court rules, and agency policy, little research has sought to organize and systematically examine a set of these policies to compare them across several community corrections contexts more broadly. As such, this study fills a gap in the literature by using thematic content analysis to examine legislative policies governing the use of monetary sanctions in six states from across the United States. Laws and policies regarding the assessment, waiver, and collection of monetary sanctions utilized by agencies of varying size and jurisdictional scope were considered to identify common themes. We conclude with a discussion of whether the policies and laws examined align with rehabilitative and punitive goals of community supervision and highlight emerging opportunities for research and policy reform.

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社区矫正中的货币制裁：法律、政策及其与矫正目标的一致性

货币制裁（罚款、费用和赔偿）的评估和征收已成为美国刑事司法系统的一个常见要素，尤其是在社区矫正方面。尽管货币制裁的应用通常由州级立法、法院规则和机构政策决定，但很少有研究试图组织和系统地检查一组这些政策，以更广泛地在几个社区矫正背景下比较它们。因此，本研究通过使用主题内容分析来检查美国六个州管理货币制裁使用的立法政策，从而填补了文献空白。有关评估、豁免、不同规模和管辖范围的机构所使用的货币制裁的收集被认为是确定共同主题。我们最后讨论了所审查的政策和法律是否与社区监督的康复和惩罚目标一致，并强调了研究和政策改革的新兴机会。