Author ORCID Identifier

Stephanie Ben-Ishai - 0000-0001-6587-8971

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Source Publication

Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, 2019, pp. 207-240

Abstract

The criminal justice system often imposes financial, as well as penal, consequences upon offenders. Often these fines and surcharges are levied on those who are least able to bear the cost. This article examines the "justice debt" regime, including the formerly mandatory victim surcharge, to illustrate the ways it interacts with the lives of indigent Canadians. After canvassing American scholarship on the topic, the authors conclude with recommendations on how the problem can be alleviated, and how the topic can be more fully researched in a Canadian context.

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