Prisoners' Vote

A Multidisciplinary and Comparative Perspective

AvMartine Herzog-Evans,Jérôme Thomas

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Through different legal and criminological angles and perspectives, this book addresses the controversial question of whether prisoners should have the right to vote, as well as the optimal modalities for such a vote.By adopting a comparative approach to explore the legal systems of very different jurisdictions, such as the former Eastern Bloc, England, Ireland, the USA and France, the book reveals a recent trend in opening up the right to vote. It also looks at the recommendations of international and European institutions which, while relatively cautious, nevertheless support such progress. Examining the issue from a criminological viewpoint, the book investigates the role that prisoners’ votes could play in the social integration of these individuals into the community through political inclusion as citizens. Offering legal, theoretical and empirical bases, it blends a variety of perspectives to help readers establish an understanding of how prisoners' voting could contribute to improving their attachment to society and its values.Concise and direct, Prisoners' Vote will be of great interest to upper-level students and scholars of law, criminology, sociology, criminal justice, and political science. It should also appeal to practitioners working in the criminal justice system and policy makers reflecting on whether and how, to open the right to vote to prisoners.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-08-29
Mått:156 x 234 x 9 mm
Vikt:280 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law
Antal sidor:152
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032228822

Utforska kategorier

Kriminologi: juridiska aspekter inom Juridik
Straffrätt: lagar inom Juridik
Straffprocessrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Martine Herzon-Evans teaches penology and criminology at the Université de Reims-Champagne Ardennes, France. Her research interests range from legitimacy of justice, sentences, problem-solving courts, offender treatment, prisons and reentry and domestic violence.Jérôme Thomas is a lecturer in information and communication sciences at the university of Reims Champagne-Ardenne / IUT de Troyes (France). His work focuses on the forms of expression, speech, and communication that occur in institutions of deprivation of liberty and control, such as psychiatric hospitals and prisons.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionMartine Herzog-Evans and Jérôme ThomasPART 1 - Can Prisoners Vote?Waking Up to Re-enfranchisementChapter 1 - Prisoner Voting Rights and International law Steve FosterChapter 2 - Incarcerated Individuals’ Right to Vote in the Czech RepublicPetra Zhrivalova and Tereza Trebjalova Chapter 3 - Criminal Disenfranchisement in Old Democracies: Comparing France, the UK, and, the United StatesAlice Dejean de la BatiePART 2 - Should Prisoners Vote? Chapter 4 - To Feel Part of a Wider Community: The Case for Prisoner VotingCormac BehanChapter 5 - US disenfranchisement and Re-enfranchisement explainedChristopher Uggen, Robert Stewart and Emma LooknerChapter 6 - Prisoners’ Vote in France: Political Capital, Social Bond, and DesistanceMartine Herzog-Evans and Jérôme ThomasChapter 7 - Waking Up to Re-enfranchisementFergus McNeill