| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 233 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Criminal justice : recent scholarship
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Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-229) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction and hypothesis -- State of the problem -- The right to participate : a matter of law and moral certitude -- New Jersey : a case study in automatic felon voter restoration -- Maryland : a case study of a state mandating 'some' permanent disenfranchisement -- Virginia : a case study of a state mandating permanent felon disenfranchisement -- Conclusion -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ex-convicts -- Suffrage -- United States.
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Ex-convicts -- Suffrage. |
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United States. |
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African American criminals.
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African American criminals. |
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Political rights, Loss of -- United States.
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Political rights, Loss of. |
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Political rights, Loss of -- United States -- States.
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Racism -- United States.
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Racism. |
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Election law -- United States -- States.
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Election law. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Racism. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Pinkard, John E., 1943- African American Felon Disenfranchisement. (DLC) 2013000007 |
| ISBN |
9781593327163 (electronic book) |
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1593327161 (electronic book) |
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1593326017 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781593326012 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781593326012 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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