Abstract
Chapters 1 and 2 endeavored to describe and analyze the origins of modern felon disenfranchisement laws, as well as highlight the peculiarities of the American case. This chapter now asks who these disenfranchised citizens are. How many are there? How and when are their rights restricted? When are they restored? And do the laws have a disproportionate racial impact today?.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Locked Out |
Subtitle of host publication | Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199943975 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780195149326 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 24 2012 |
Keywords
- Disenfranchised felon population
- Felon disenfranchisement laws
- Racial impact
- Right to vote
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences