Policing Welfare: Punitive Adversarialism in Public Assistance

Means-tested government assistance in the United States requires recipients to meet certain criteria and continue to maintain...
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Author: Spencer Headworth
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Policing Welfare: Punitive Adversarialism in Public Assistance by Headworth, Spencer

Policing Welfare: Punitive Adversarialism in Public Assistance

CHF 72.81

Policing Welfare: Punitive Adversarialism in Public Assistance

CHF 72.81
Author: Spencer Headworth
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Spencer Headworth
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05/11/2021
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780226779362


Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2022

About the Author
Spencer Headworth is assistant professor of sociology at Purdue University.

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