Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Public Assistance, Monetary Sanctions, and Financial Double-Dealing in America

2025 research paper finding that individuals receiving public assistance are more likely to owe monetary sanctions for criminal convictions are less likely to be able to pay them. 

Authors: Bryan L. Sykes, Meghan Ballard, Andrea Giuffre, Rebecca Goodsell, Daniela Kaiser, Vicente Celestino Mata, Justin Sola