| Felony Disenfranchisement in America, Second Edition: Historical Origins, Institutional Racism, and Modern Consequences Revised Edition Contributor(s): Pettus, Katherine Irene (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438447205 ISBN-13: 9781438447209 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Social Science | Criminology - Political Science | Law Enforcement |
| Dewey: 324.620 |
| LCCN: 2012027403 |
| Series: Horizon |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.39" W x 9.53" (0.88 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: State felony disenfranchisement laws that date back to Reconstruction fracture the American electorate into those who are citizens in the fullest sense of the term, in Aristotle's words, and those who, deprived of political voice, still have the status of slaves. The existence of this invisible constituency--approximately 5.8 million or 2.5% of the national voting population--who live alongside the ruling enfranchised electorate--is one of the scandals of our generation. In this second edition of Felony Disenfranchisement in America, Katherine Irene Pettus draws on philosophy, history, law, and punishment theory to make the compelling argument that state disenfranchisement policies have collective moral and political significance that transcends the personal tragedy of being legally deprived of full citizenship status. Pettus argues that the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and racially unbalanced disenfranchisement rates distort and disfigure the body politic as a whole, and undermine the legitimacy of the domestic and foreign policies promulgated by our elected representatives. |