Turning Shackles into Bootstraps: Why Occupational Licensing Reform is the Missing Piece....
- Mar 11, 2021
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States should remove the 'good character' standard for occupational licensing, as well as licensing all together for occupations that don't absolutely need it. This policy report analyzes 3-year recidivism rates by state, compared to that state's occupational licensing regulations. States with higher occupational licensing burdens saw an increase in new-crime recidivism compared to states with lower burdens, which saw a decrease.
Slivinski, S. (2016). Turning Shackles into Bootstraps: Why Occupational Licensing Reform is the Missing Piece of Criminal Justice Reform (Policy Report No. 2016–01; p.11). Center for the Study of Economic Liberty at Arizona State University. https://csel.asu.edu/sites/default/files/2019-09/csel-policy-report-2016-01-turning-shackles-into-bootstraps.pdf