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Criminal Behavior and Voting – a Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Finland

Fri, Nov 15, 3:30 to 4:50pm, Salon 12 - Lower B2 Level

Abstract

In the United States, 4.6 million people are currently prohibited from voting due to felony convictions (Uggen et al., 2022) whereas in Finland the constitution guarantees a universal and equal suffrage (25§, Constitution of Finland, 1999). In the emerging literature of crime and voting, no study has examined the connection between offending patterns over the life-course and its association with voting. The aim of this study is to find out if criminal behavior is associated with voting similarly in the U.S. and Finland and if the changes in the surrounding society have modified to this association over time. The study will use the latest round of data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN+; Sampson et al., 2022) and administrative data from Finland. The results will help us broaden our understanding of the role of societal context in criminal behavior and society’s secondary effects on political participation.

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