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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5797| Title: | The prisoner's right to vote and civic responsibility: Reaffirming the social contract? |
| Authors: | Easton, S |
| Keywords: | Citizenship;Prisoner disenfranchisement;Punishment;Social contract;Voting rights |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Citation: | Probation Journal, 56(3): 224 - 237, 2009 |
| Abstract: | This article considers the issue of the prisoner’s right to vote in the light of recent developments in law and policy. It critically reviews the purported justifications for disenfranchisement and argues that re-enfranchisement should be pursued on the grounds of both principle and policy. |
| Description: | Copyright © 2009 NAPO |
| URI: | http://prb.sagepub.com/content/56/3/224 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5797 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0264550509337455 |
| ISSN: | 0264-5505 |
| Appears in Collections: | Publications |
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