Locked out [electronic resource] : felon disenfranchisement and American democracy / Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in crime and public policyPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: xiv, 359 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Ex-convicts -- Suffrage -- United States | Political rights, Loss of -- United States | Punishment -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 324.6/2/0869270973 LOC classification: JK1846 | .M26 2006Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-351) and index.
Introduction -- Foundations -- The racial origins of felon disenfranchisement -- The disenfranchised population -- The contemporary disenfranchisement regime -- Political attitudes, voting, and criminal behavior -- Disenfranchisement and civic reintegration -- The impact of disenfranchisement on political participation -- A threat to democracy? -- Public opinion and felon disenfranchisement -- Unlocking the vote.
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