Prisoners' Vote: A Multidisciplinary and Comparative Perspective

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Martine Herzog-Evans (Reims University, France.) Jérôme Thomas (Reims University, France)

Prisoners' Vote

A Multidisciplinary and Comparative Perspective

Martine Herzog-Evans (Reims University, France.), Jérôme Thomas (Reims University, France)

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Routledge
16 April 2024

Penology & punishment; Offenders; Human rights; Civil rights & citizenship; Criminal justice law

Series: Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law

Through different legal and criminological angles and perspectives, this book addresses the controversial question of whether prisoners should have the right to vote, as well as the optimal modalities for such a vote.

By adopting a comparative approach to explore the legal systems of very different jurisdictions, such as the former Eastern Bloc, England, Ireland, the USA and France, the book reveals a recent trend in opening up the right to vote. It also looks at the recommendations of international and European institutions which, while relatively cautious, nevertheless support such progress. Examining the issue from a criminological viewpoint, the book investigates the role that prisoners’ votes could play in the social integration of these individuals into the community through political inclusion as citizens. Offering legal, theoretical and empirical bases, it blends a variety of perspectives to help readers establish an understanding of how prisoners' voting could contribute to improving their attachment to society and its values.

Concise and direct, Prisoners' Vote will be of great interest to upper-level students and scholars of law, criminology, sociology, criminal justice, and political science. It should also appeal to practitioners working in the criminal justice system and policy makers reflecting on whether and how, to open the right to vote to prisoners.

Edited by: Martine Herzog-Evans (Reims University France.), Jérôme Thomas (Reims University, France)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781032228778
ISBN 10: 1032228776
Series: Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 16 April 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Martine Herzog-Evans and Jérôme Thomas PART 1 - Can prisoners vote? Chapter 1 - International law Steve Foster Chapter 2 - Comparative national laws - I Czech Republic Tereza Trebjalova & Petra Zhrivalova Chapter 3 - Comparative national laws - II France, England, and the USA Alice Dejean de la Batie PART 2 - Should prisoners vote? Chapter 4 - Why should they vote? - I Comparative criminology Corman Behan, University of Dublin Chapter 5 - Why should they vote? - II US disenfranchisement and enfranchisement explained Christopher Uggen, Rob Stewart and Emma Lookner Chapter 6 - How should they vote? Theoretical criminology Martine Herzog-Evans and Jérôme Thomas Chapter 7 - Conclusion Fergus McNeill

Martine Herzon-Evans teaches penology and criminology at the Université de Reims-Champagne Ardennes, France. Her research interests range from legitimacy of justice, sentences, problem-solving courts, offender treatment, prisons and reentry and domestic violence. Jérôme Thomas is a lecturer in information and communication sciences at the university of Reims Champagne-Ardenne / IUT de Troyes (France). His work focuses on the forms of expression, speech, and communication that occur in institutions of deprivation of liberty and control, such as psychiatric hospitals and prisons.