“Alternatives” to Punishment and Social Inequality

To reduce the social and financial costs of incarceration, many criminal jurisdictions are mandating justice-involved individuals to substance and mental health treatment, electronic monitoring, community service, and educational programming. Sociologists Mary Ellen Stitt and Gabriela Kirk will will examine the impacts of mandatory alternative-to-incarceration interventions on well-being and on social inequality. They will conduct in-depth interviews for their study.