Title: Locked out : felon disenfranchisement and American democracy /
Authors: Manza, Jeff; Uggen, Christopher
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Ex-convicts Suffrage United States.; Political rights, Loss of United States.; Punishment United States
Abstract: "Locked Out exposes one of the most important, yet little known, threats to the health of American democracy. It reveals the centrality of racial factors in the origins of these laws, and in their impact on politics today. Marshalling the first real empirical evidence on the issue to make a case for reform, the authors' path-breaking analysis will inform all future policy and political debates on the laws governing the political power of criminals."--Jacket.
Contents: 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.