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Autore |
Manza Jeff |
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Titolo |
Locked out [[electronic resource] ] : felon disenfranchisement and American democracy / / Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-534194-5 |
1-4294-3859-2 |
0-19-534885-0 |
1-280-83349-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (376 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in crime and public policy |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ex-convicts - Suffrage - United States |
Political rights, Loss of - United States |
Punishment - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-351) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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