Locked Out

Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy

AvJeff Manza,Christopher Uggen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Del i serien Studies in Crime and Public Policy

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5.4 million Americans--1 in every 40 voting age adults-- are denied the right to participate in democratic elections because of a past or current felony conviction. In several American states, 1 in 4 black men cannot vote due to a felony conviction. In a country that prides itself on universal suffrage, how did the United States come to deny a voice to such a large percentage of its citizenry? What are the consequences of large-scale disenfranchisement--both for election outcomes, and for public policy more generally? Locked Out exposes one of the most important, yet little known, threats to the health of American democracy today. It reveals the centrality of racial factors in the origins of these laws, and their impact on politics today. Marshalling the first real empirical evidence on the issue to make a case for reform, the authors' path-breaking analysis will inform all future policy and political debates on the laws governing the political rights of criminals.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-05-25
Mått:236 x 160 x 33 mm
Vikt:686 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195149326

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Jeff Manza is Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University.Christopher Uggen is Professor of Sociology and McKnight Presidential Fellow at the University of Minnesota.

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"Few issues undermine the legitimacy of democratic systems more than the disenfranchisement of ex-felons from voting. In Locked Out, Manza and Uggen examine the legal, political, and social-historical context of this peculiarly American dilemma. The book is masterful, a must-read for those who seek answers to why and how felon disenfranchisement exists and what can be done to hasten its demise."--Robert J. Sampson, co-author of Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives>

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. Foundations ; 2. The Racial Origins of Felon Disenfranchisement ; 3. The Disenfranchised Population ; 4. The Contemporary Disenfranchisement Regime ; 5. Political Attitudes, Voting, and Criminal Behavior ; 6. Disenfranchisement and Civic Reintegration ; 7. The Impact of Disenfranchisement on Political Participation ; 8. A Threat to Democracy? ; 9. Public Opinion and Felon Disenfranchisement ; 10. Unlocking the Vote ; Appendices ; Notes