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... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > civil and political rights affected by conviction
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > civil and political rights affected by conviction
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > civil and political rights affected by conviction
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > civil and political rights affected by conviction
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > civil and political rights affected by conviction

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civil and political rights affected by conviction  

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  • In the United States, a criminal conviction can drastically impact an individual's civil and political rights. Criminal convictions roughly divide into two categories, misdemeanor and felony convictions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Civil and Political Rights Affected by Conviction]

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