Open AccessCourt-imposed fines as a feature of the homelessness-incarceration nexus: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between legal debt and duration of homelessness in Seattle, Washington, USA
Author(s) -
Jessica Mogk,
Valerie Shmigol,
M Futrell,
Bert Stover,
Amy Hagopian
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdz062
Subject(s) - debt , nexus (standard) , criminology , criminal justice , demographic economics , economic justice , duration (music) , demography , environmental health , political science , law , medicine , psychology , sociology , business , economics , finance , embedded system , art , literature , computer science
Legal system involvement is a policy-driven risk factor for homelessness. Legal financial obligations (LFOs), such as court fees, fines and restitution, can endanger the financial security of those ensnared in the criminal justice system. In this study we measured the effect of incarceration and LFOs on duration of homelessness in Seattle, WA, USA.