Manza, Jeff.

Locked out felon disenfranchisement and American democracy / [electronic resource] : Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xiv, 359 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Studies in crime and public policy . - Studies in crime and public policy. .

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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2009.
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Ex-convicts--Suffrage--United States.
Political rights, Loss of--United States.
Punishment--United States.


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