African American Felon Disenfranchisement

Case Studies in Modern Racism and Political Exclusion

von John E Pinkard

250 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Politischer Aktivismus / Politisches Engagement Politische Kampagnen und Werbung
• ISBN: 9781593326012
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2013
• Größe: 222 x 145 mm
• Verlag: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC