Citizens Into Dishonored Felons: Felony Disenfranchisement, Honor, and Rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933

Throughout the long nineteenth century felony disenfranchisement affected the moral fabric of German society and coincided with a history of honor in German legal thought. Citizens into Dishonored Felons uses uncommonly extensive archival materials to address the emotional and symbolic impact of punishment as both an enforcement of societal hierarchies and a platform for reform.

Timon de Groot has a PhD from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Max Planck Institute for Human Development.