Alexander, M. (2014). Im a criminal, and so are you. CNN.

Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/05/18/alexander.who.am.i/
This popular source from CNN was part of a series about identity and was a personal
account of the authors experience in telling friends and colleagues that she viewed herself as a
criminal. The public attitudes section of the website used this source as evidence that the general
public views those who have been incarcerated as somehow other and an outside group. This
negative attitude makes the public less likely to engage in efforts to reform the bail system in
order to help criminal outsiders.

Bradford, S., & Justice Policy Institute. (2012). For better or for profit; how the bail bonding industry
stands in the way of fair and effective pretrial justice. Washington, DC: Justice Policy Institute.
Retrieved from
http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/_for_better_or_for_profit_.pdf
This book, written by the criminal justice reform advocacy group Justice Policy Institute,
explored the abuses of the bail industry. This source was useful in determining the connection
between the bail industry and legislators, and for providing specific anecdotes of lobbying.
Additionally, it discussed the connection between the bail lobby and the conservative bill writing
organization ALEC, explaining how ALEC writes favorable legislation for the bail industry
which is often intended to stifle competition from other pretrial services. Bradford illustrated the
effects of the favorable legislation, which was useful for the lobbying section of this website.

Hensby, A. (2014). Networks, counter-networks and political socialisation paths and barriers to
high-cost/risk activism in the 2010/11 student protests against fees and cuts. Contemporary
Social Science, 9(1), 92105. http://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2013.851409
This academic study surveyed students at a British university to learn why they did or did
not take part in protests on campus. The study showed that prior political background and
personal connections to activist networks were important determinants to participation, reasons
generalizable to populations other than just college students. These findings aided this website
because they help prove that marginalized victims of the bail system have a difficult time
participating in the reform process. Because bail victims do not have the personal connections
needed to get involved, their voices are not heard in the reform process.

Johnson, B. R., & Stevens, R. S. (2013). The regulation and control of bail recovery agents: an
exploratory study. Criminal Justice Review, 38(2), 190206.
http://doi.org/10.1177/0734016812473823
This study reviewed the laws in all 50 states regulating the use of bail recovery agents, or
bounty hunters. It found that regulations are general lax, and some states, such as Maryland,
have no regulations at all on who can become a bounty hunter. This served as evidence that
lobbying in the Maryland state legislature by bail bonds agencies is effective in making sure the
industry is not regulated. It also connected the audience to the topic because the lobbying page
notes that any reader is qualified to be a bounty hunter in 40% of states.

Kaukinen, C., & Colavecchia, S. (1999). Public perceptions of the courts: an examination of attitudes
toward the treatment of victims accused. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 41, 365.

This academic paper explored the attitudes of Canadian citizens towards those accused of
a crime. The finding that these attitudes were dependent on income and education levels was
very important for this forum in showing that the more likely someone is to be able to make a
difference, the more hostile they are likely to be to the cause of bail reform. Although this studys
survey subjects were Canadians, the article made it clear that the factors or income and education
applied to other countries as well.

Waldfogel, J. (1994). The effect of criminal conviction on income and the trust reposed in the
workmen. The Journal of Human Resources, 29(1), 6281. http://doi.org/10.2307/146056
This academic paper explored the effects of incarceration on income and hiring. It found
sharply negative effects in both variables, which was extremely important for this site in showing
that defendants who cannot make bail and are jailed before their trial will have to face
consequences for the rest of their lives. This in turn prevents them from becoming active in
reform efforts, as explained in the Marginalization of Victims page.