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Locked out [electronic resource] : felon disenfranchisement and American democracy / Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen.

By: Manza, Jeff.
Contributor(s): Uggen, Christopher | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Studies in crime and public policy: Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: xiv, 359 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Ex-convicts -- Suffrage -- United States | Political rights, Loss of -- United States | Punishment -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 324.6/2/0869270973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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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Includes 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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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.