Criminalization of poverty is the phenomenon in which poor people face higher consequences for the same actions as a wealthier person, due to their lack of financial resources. Examples include fines and fees that the person is unable to pay, anti-homelessness laws and actions, and interconnections between welfare and criminal law.
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*{{cite book , last1=Gustafson , first1=Kaaryn S. , title=Cheating Welfare: Public Assistance and the Criminalization of Poverty , date=2011 , publisher=NYU Press , isbn=978-0-8147-3291-5 , language=en
Criminal law
Poverty