Locked out felon disenfranchisement and American democracy

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manza, Jeff
Other Authors: Uggen, Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2006, 2006
Series:Studies in crime and public policy / Studies in crime and public policy
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary: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
Physical Description:xiv, 359 p. ill., maps
ISBN:9780199943975
0199943974