Political Consequences of the Carceral State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3470337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vesla M Weaver (0000-0003-4786-6752, University of Virginia, corresponding author), Amy E Lerman (0000-0002-5577-5909, Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 817-833 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055410000456 |
| OpenAlex | W2114006431 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 295 |
| References cited | 56 |
Contact with the criminal justice system is greater today than at any time in our history. In this article, we argue that interactions with criminal justice are an important source of political socialization, in which the lessons that are imprinted are antagonistic to democratic participation and inspire negative orientations toward government. To test this argument, we conduct the first systematic empirical exploration of how criminal justice involvement shapes the citizenship and political voice of a growing swath of Americans. We find that custodial involvement carries with it a substantial civic penalty that is not explained by criminal propensity or socioeconomic differences alone. Given that the carceral state has become a routine site of interaction between government and citizens, institutions of criminal justice have emerged as an important force in defining citizen participation and understandings, with potentially dire consequences for democratic ideals
American political science · Argument (complex analysis · Citizenship · Criminal justice · Criminology · Democracy · Economic Justice · Government (linguistics · Political science · Political socialization · Politics · Population · Social science · Socialization · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · State (computer science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law
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Beyond Mass Incarceration
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Politicization of the Criminal Offender
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Bringing the State Back In to Civic Engagement
When Effect Becomes Cause
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| Unique citing works | 295 |
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| Citations per year | 19,67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 292 |