African American felon disenfranchisement
Subtitle: case studies in modern racism and political exclusion
By: John E. Pinkard, Sr
Series: Criminal justice : recent scholarship; Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781593326012
Subjects: States; Loss of Political rights; Election law; African American criminals; Ex-convicts; Suffrage; Racism
Description: "Utilizing a field study on felons that were within one year of completing incarceration, Pinkard analyzes the legal history, constitutionality, conflicting laws, political, and life chance consequences of felon disenfranchisement laws on African American felons and the African American community. Research and data presented in this book indicate that: felon disenfranchisement is based on moralistic beliefs, modern racism, and stereotypes about human differences and that permanent political marginalization of a particular segment of American society not only negates democracy in principle by diluting voter participation and equal representation but also assures the debasement of specific segments of society and the life chances of African Americans in particular." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-229) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and hypothesis; title: Statement of the problem; title: The right to participate: a matter of law and moral certitude; title: New Jersey: a case study in automatic felon voter restoration; title: Maryland: a case study of a state mandating 'some' permanent disenfranchisement; title: Virginia: a case study of a state mandating permanent felon disenfranchisement; title: Conclusion.