Legal financial obligations (LFOs) are routinely assessed by the courts and corrections agencies. Yet, little is known about how individuals under correctional supervision experience and perceive legal debt. Understanding perceptions of LFOs is critical as research suggests that individuals who believe that criminal justice sanctions are fair and just are more likely to perceive the system as legitimate and comply. The current study examines in-depth interview data with individuals on probation or parole to understand perspectives of LFOs and what factors may condition these views. The results suggest that participants’ views are quite varied—expressing that they deserve some level of financial punishment, particularly in restitution cases, but they question additional costs that are not directly linked to the circumstances of the case, such as supervision fees, that exacerbate a perceived experience of double jeopardy or contradict the perceived purpose of the monetary assessment. Subgroup analyses suggest that individuals with a conviction for a sexual offense have secondary financial sanctions that deepen perceptions of inequities in the system.

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两次惩罚：对货币制裁的程序公平性和合法性的感知

法律财务义务 (LFO) 通常由法院和惩教机构进行评估。然而，人们对受惩戒监督下的个人如何体验和感知法律债务知之甚少。了解对 LFO 的看法至关重要，因为研究表明，相信刑事司法制裁公平公正的个人更有可能认为该系统是合法且合规的。当前的研究检查了对缓刑或假释个人的深入访谈数据，以了解 LFO 的观点以及哪些因素可能会影响这些观点。结果表明，参与者的观点各不相同——表示他们应该受到一定程度的经济处罚，尤其是在赔偿案件中，但他们质疑与案件情况没有直接关系的额外费用，例如监管费，这会加剧双重危险的感知体验或与货币评估的感知目的相矛盾。亚组分析表明，因性犯罪而被定罪的个人会受到二级经济制裁，从而加深对系统中不平等的看法。