LEADER 03102nam 22006854a 450 001 9910465131403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-534194-5 010 $a1-4294-3859-2 010 $a0-19-534885-0 010 $a1-280-83349-1 035 $a(CKB)2560000000301342 035 $a(EBL)281234 035 $a(OCoLC)191924369 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000193804 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180310 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193804 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10226362 035 $a(PQKB)11290491 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000082815 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC281234 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL281234 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10160519 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL83349 035 $a(OCoLC)252663688 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000301342 100 $a20050804d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLocked out$b[electronic resource] $efelon disenfranchisement and American democracy /$fJeff Manza and Christopher Uggen 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (376 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in crime and public policy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-514932-7 311 $a0-19-994397-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-351) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $a5.4 million Americans-1 in every 40 voting age adults--are denied the right to participate in democratic elections because of a past or current felony conviction. In several American states, 1 in 4 black men cannot vote due to a felony conviction. In a country that prides itself on universal suffrage, how did the United States come to deny a voice to such a large percentage of its citizenry? What are the consequences of large-scale disenfranchisement--both for election outcomes, and for public policy more generally? ""Locked Out"" exposes one of the most important, yet little known, threats to 410 0$aStudies in crime and public policy. 606 $aEx-convicts$xSuffrage$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical rights, Loss of$zUnited States 606 $aPunishment$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEx-convicts$xSuffrage 615 0$aPolitical rights, Loss of 615 0$aPunishment 676 $a324.6/2/0869270973 700 $aManza$b Jeff$0741012 701 $aUggen$b Christopher$01048314 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465131403321 996 $aLocked out$92476535 997 $aUNINA