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Manza, Jeff., Brooks, Clem. and Uggen, Christopher. "Civil Death or Civil Rights? Public Attitudes towards Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA, Aug 16, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p106316_index.html>

Manza, J. , Brooks, C. and Uggen, C. , 2003-08-16 "Civil Death or Civil Rights? Public Attitudes towards Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p106316_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This paper presents new experimental survey results about Americans� attitudes towards the political disenfranchisement of felons and ex-felons. Two long-term trends in public opinion provide the backdrop for this investigation: strong (though variable) public support for conservative anti-crime policies, and growing public support for civil rights and civil liberties for most major groups. We find evidence that Americans generally favor providing non-incarcerated felons (those on probation, parole, and ex-felons who have completed their sentences) with the right to vote. These results are robust in the face of alternative question wordings. Civil liberties support and a rehabilitative orientation to punishment significantly raise the likelihood of extending voting rights to all relevant categories of ex-felons, even when the effects of age, race, sex, region, residency, education, and ideological identification are statistically controlled. In the clash between two different imperatives � a desire to punish and deter crime versus a desire to promote and protect the civil liberties of unpopular groups � we find evidence that the latter has greater public support. The paper concludes with a discussion of how these results might inform the recently emerging debate over felon disenfranchisement laws.

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