Essays about: "Felon disenfranchisement"

Found 1 essay containing the words Felon disenfranchisement.

  1. 1. One felon, no vote: The role of racial threat in felon disenfranchisement laws across the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Klara Fredriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Felon disenfranchisement; Group threat theory; Voting rights; Racial resentment; Criminal justice; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at the role played by racial threat mechanisms in the persistence of felon disenfranchisement laws across the 50 American states. The US has a long history of disenfranchising its felons, and the motivations behind implementation of these laws has been mixed. READ MORE