03068nam 22006734a 450 991079221880332120221215213243.00-19-534194-51-4294-3859-20-19-534885-01-280-83349-1(CKB)2560000000301342(EBL)281234(OCoLC)191924369(SSID)ssj0000193804(PQKBManifestationID)11180310(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193804(PQKBWorkID)10226362(PQKB)11290491(StDuBDS)EDZ0000082815(MiAaPQ)EBC281234(Au-PeEL)EBL281234(CaPaEBR)ebr10160519(CaONFJC)MIL83349(OCoLC)252663688(EXLCZ)99256000000030134220050804d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLocked out[electronic resource] felon disenfranchisement and American democracy /Jeff Manza and Christopher UggenOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (376 p.)Studies in crime and public policyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-514932-7 0-19-994397-4 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.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 toStudies in crime and public policy.Ex-convictsSuffrageUnited StatesPolitical rights, Loss ofUnited StatesPunishmentUnited StatesEx-convictsSuffragePolitical rights, Loss ofPunishment324.6/2/0869270973Manza Jeff741012Uggen Christopher1584855MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792218803321Locked out3868908UNINA