Giving a Voice to Those with Felony Convictions
A Call to Action
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 10550216 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Katharine Hill (0000-0002-7402-8298, School of Social Work, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN), Tanya Rhodes Smith (Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work, and instructor in residence, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Hartford, CT), Tanya Smith (0000-0001-5929-9519, University of Connecticut), Shannon R Lane (0000-0002-6337-2712, Yeshiva University, autor correspondente), Sarah Shannon (0000-0001-9760-4318), Sarah K S Shannon (0000-0001-7192-5850) |
| Ano | 2020 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 406-408 |
| Data de publicação | 2020-07-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0037-8046 • E-ISSN: 1545-6846 |
| Editora | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sw/swaa036 |
| PMID | 32974651 |
| OpenAlex | W3088470032 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 2 |
Felony disenfranchisement, the practice of removing the right to vote from people who have been convicted of a felony, is at odds with the core values of the social work profession and an example of the structural racism built into our democracy. Historically, felony disenfranchisement laws were written into state constitutions and statutes to explicitly limit the political power of African Americans and other marginalized groups. The disproportionate rates of criminal punishment by race continue today to systematically reduce access to the vote and the political power in minority communities (Behrens, Uggen, & Manza, 2003; Manza & Uggen, 2006). Felony disenfranchisement laws are currently set at the state level, resulting in wide disparities in access to the ballot from state to state (Brennan Center, 2019; Uggen, Larson, & Shannon, 2016). The impact of these laws today means that millions of people cannot vote because of their felony status (Uggen et al., 2016). Millions more do not vote as a result of an array of confusing and punitive state laws that govern voting and felony convictions (Brennan Center, 2019)
Ballot · Criminology · Political science · Politics · Punishment (psychology · Punitive damages · Sociology · State (computer science · Statute · Voting · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Altamente citado | Não |