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Policing Welfare: Punitive Adversarialism in Public Assistance

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Availability:In StockContributor:Spencer HeadworthPublish date:2021-05-11Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226779362ISBN-10:022677936XUPC:9780226779362Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, LawBook Subcategory:Sociology, Public Policy, Forensic ScienceBook Topic:Social Services & WelfareSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC993X5K7T
Means-tested government assistance in the United States requires recipients to meet certain criteria and continue to maintain their eligibility so that benefits are paid to the "truly needy." Welfare is regarded with such suspicion in this country that considerable resources are spent policing the boundaries of eligibility, which are delineated by an often confusing and baroque set of rules and regulations. Even minor infractions of the many rules can cause people to be dropped from these programs, and possibly face criminal prosecution. In this book, Spencer Headworth offers the first study of the structure of fraud control in the welfare system by examining the relations between different levels of governmental agencies, from federal to local, and their enforcement practices. Policing Welfare shows how the enforcement regime of welfare has been constructed to further stigmatize those already living in poverty and deepens disparities of class, race, and gender in our society.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226779362ISBN-10:022677936XUPC:9780226779362Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, LawBook Subcategory:Sociology, Public Policy, Forensic ScienceBook Topic:Social Services & WelfareSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC993X5K7T
Spencer Headworth is assistant professor of sociology at Purdue University.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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