Twenty million angry men : the case for including convicted felons in our jury system / James M. Binnall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Binnall, James M. (James Michael), 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jurors--United States.

Jurors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]

Summary:

Today, all but one U.S. jurisdiction restricts a convicted felon's eligibility for jury service. Are there valid, legal reasons for banishing millions of Americans from the jury process? How do felon-juror exclusion statutes impact convicted felons, jury systems, and jurisdictions that impose them? Twenty Million Angry Men provides the first full account of this pervasive yet invisible form of civic marginalization. Drawing on extensive research, James M. Binnall challenges the professed rationales for felon-juror exclusion and highlights the benefits of inclusion as they relate to criminal desistance at the individual and community levels. Ultimately, this forward-looking book argues that when it comes to serving as a juror, a history of involvement in the criminal justice system is an asset, not a liability.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One Framing the Issue

Two Rotten to the Core?

Three Honor Among Thieves?

Four Sequestering the Convicted: Part I

Five Sequestering the Convicted: Part II

Six Criminal-Desistance Summoned

Seven A Community Change Agent

Eight A Healthy Ambivalence

Conclusion

Epilogue

Appendix a Felon-Juror Exclusion Policies by Jurisdiction

Appendix b Convicted Felons' Access to the Legal Profession vs. Juror Eligibility

Appendix c Juror Eligibility Criteria: Convicted Felons vs. Law Enforcement Personnel

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520976573

0520976576

OCLC:

1184124000