All of Us or None v. Hamrick In May 2021, the appellate court in California ruled in All of Us or None v. Hamrick that trial courts in...

There is very little consistency in how questions about criminal records are asked on job applications, or what information is requested....

The carceral state works with the private sector to carry out the work of social control, extending risk-based logics far beyond prison...

The Bureau of Justice Statistics provides detailed information on how criminal record checks are conducted in the United States and its...

This fascinating (though outdated) report from the National Task Force on the Commercial Sale of Criminal Justice Information examines...

To what extent do mandatory checks required by government lead to an overall increase in background checks performed by employers? This...

More robust and clear guidelines and policies are needed to eliminate discrimination against people with criminal records in housing....

Because errors in background checks are common and have life-changing consequences, federal and state elected officials should do more...

Employers are continuing to increase their surveillance of potential and current employees. This article on the Society for Human...

There is a strong need for oversight and regulation of data compiled and disseminated by the myriad criminal legal systems in the U.S....

The stigma of criminalization takes on new meaning and heightened consequence when criminal records are online, easily accessible to all...

The production and use of criminal records has increased dramatically in recent years. This article provides a thorough review of the...

How did criminal records go from decentralized collections of local documents used primarily by police, to nationally integrated...