Locked out : felon disenfranchisement and American democracy /
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 .
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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Ex-convicts--Suffrage--United States. Political rights, Loss of--United States. Punishment--United States.