Abstract
This article considers the effect of prison, probation, and parole on neighborhood political participation in North Carolina. I analyze data from state boards of elections, departments of corrections, departments of public health, the Census Bureau, and market research firms for 2000 and 2008. Multivariate regressions reveal a complex relationship between criminal justice supervision and voter turnout. The evidence suggests that at the individual level and in the aggregate, the criminal justice system shapes neighborhood political participation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 184-201 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science |
| Volume | 651 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- criminal justice
- felon disfranchisement
- prison
- voting behavior
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- General Social Sciences
