University Author’s Note: Laura E. Winant‚ Department of Criminal Justice‚ Virginia Commonwealth University This paper is an extra credit assignment for Criminological Theory under Professor Morris. Contact: Winantle@mymail.vcu.edu Abstract Felon disenfranchisement is a serious issue in the United States. It removes a person’s right to vote after incarceration. It is sometimes speculated that disenfranchisement racially discriminates. This is often thought to be true because the majority of
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consequence for offenders. However‚ ex-offenders are still suffering the consequences of their actions even after doing “the time”. Certain ex-felons upon release from prison have their voting rights taken away from them‚ depending on the state. Some may petition to get voting rights restored but many do not have the opportunity. Ex-felons spend years paying their debt to society only to come out and continue to be punished. Not being allowed to vote is not fair to the ex-felons‚ and their right should be
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Final Paper Should Felons Vote 3/5/14 In forty-eight states the felons are not aloud to vote‚ some even don’t allow people on parole to vote. The article was published in 2005‚ from the City Journal. This article then goes into saying that the democrats are taking a stand to allow ex-cons the right to vote. There are different views on this through out the whole United States but this author‚ Edward Feser‚ seems like he is taking the stand to allow them to vote by stating in the end that he would
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Morley). Three states out of the fifty do not let convicted felons vote: Kentucky‚ Iowa‚ and Florida. Things have not always been this way. Around the time of 1960-1970‚ felons started to gain their right to vote back. But‚ in 2000‚ 6000‚000 felons who paid their time were still not allowed to vote. As of October 2016‚ 6.1 million people can’t vote in the presidential election because of felony disenfranchisement laws. After convicted felons have paid their debt to society‚ they should be able
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Felons should not have the right to vote while in prison‚ but when they get out of prison they should be able to apply for restitution‚ so that they can get their rights back. No-one that is guilty of any crime should be allowed to vote until they have finished serving their punishment. If you have done something to wrong the country than one of the punishment should be losing the privilege to vote‚ because by voting people make decisions for the country. People who can’t be trusted should definitely
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words a felony is a big deal. Felons have been convicted of a crime including‚ or in the same category as murder‚ rape‚ arson‚ and burglary. It is because of this that many believe that felons do not deserve the right to vote. Those against felons voting believe that those convicted of crime have shown bad-judgment‚ which proves them unfit to make good decisions‚ especially choosing the nation’s leaders (“ProCon.org”). There are also those however‚ that believe that felons have paid enough of a price
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Felons Right to Vote The lines are long‚ it’s raining‚ it’s hot‚ or it may be cold‚ but exercising your right to vote is as important as all of your other civil rights. As Americans we have came a very long way when it comes to protecting our civil rights‚ and choosing the right candidate to protect our country. In 1964‚ three civil right activist set out to set up a voter’s registry for African Americans‚ but it was short lived because they were brutally murder by members of the Klu Klux Klan
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“Felons Rights of the Voting Process “ Nearly six million American citizens are unable to vote due to a past criminal conviction . More than 2 percent of the adult populationis banned from voting because of a felony conviction .(nytimes.com) Convicted felons should be able to vote after they have served their time in jail because they have paid their debt to society‚ and everyone makes mistakes which makes no one perfect . There is a lot downhill that is going on and a violation of human
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Should Those Convicted of a Felony be Barred from Employment in a Company? Should those convicted of a felony be barred from employment in a Company? This research paper will be about; should those convicted of a felony be barred from employment in a company? I will explore the views of this question from all angles. I will explore the view points of the employer‚ the convicted felon‚ and the public. The argument of convicted felons in the work place; is an argument that
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Felons and Voting There are millions of disenfranchised felons and they are the last group of American citizens that are still being denied the right to vote. There are groups today that argue that the disenfranchisement of anyone is unconstitutional‚ but a person who commits a felony obviously cannot abide by the laws of this country and should not have the right to decide who makes the laws for the rest of its citizens. However there are felons that will do their time‚ whether in prison‚ on
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