Locked out [[electronic resource] ] : felon disenfranchisement and American democracy / / Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen

• Autore: Manza Jeff
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.6/2/0869270973
• Soggetto topico: Ex-convicts - Suffrage - United States; Political rights, Loss of - United States; Punishment - United States
• Altri autori: UggenChristopher
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-351) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Locked out
• ISBN: 0-19-534194-5; 1-4294-3859-2; 0-19-534885-0; 1-280-83349-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792218803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in crime and public policy.