Locked out
felon disenfranchisement and American democracy
Manza, Jeff.
creator
Uggen, Christopher.
text
enk
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2006
monographic
eng
1 online resource (xiv, 359 p.) : ill., maps.
The authors expose felon disenfranchisement as one of the most important, yet little known, threats to the health of American democracy. Their book reveals the centrality of racial factors in the origins of these laws, and their impact on politics election outcomes, and public policy.
specialized
Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ex-convicts
Suffrage
United States
Political rights, Loss of
United States
Punishment
United States
JK1846 .M26 2006
324.620869270973
Studies in crime and public policy
9780199943975 (ebook) :
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195149326.001.0001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195149326.001.0001
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