Is it disqualifying? Practitioner responses to criminal offenses in hiring decisionsThere is considerable variance in the factors that impact whether someone with a criminal record will obtain employment, such as age,...
Legal Ambiguity in Managerial Assessments of Criminal RecordsEmployers who have less guidance on how to assess an applicant with a criminal record rely more on their personal beliefs and...
The Effect of an Applicant's Criminal History on Employer Hiring Decisions and Screening PracticesAccording to this 2001 survey of Los Angeles employers , employers are mostly unwilling to hire formerly incarcerated people. Employer...
Will Employers Hire Former Offenders?: Employer Preference, Background Checks, their DeterminantsIn the early 90s, most employers were unwilling to hire someone with a criminal record. This study, one of the first and largest of its...
Criminal record checking and employment: The importance of policy and proximityGovernment regulation requiring employers to run criminal background checks and implementing other barriers to employment for people...
Criminal Records, Positive Employment Credentials, and RaceJob applicants who have felony convictions as well as positive credentials (such as job training, an occupational license, or a reference...
Criminal Records and Employment: A Survey of Experiences and Attitudes in the United StatesThe majority of employers ask about criminal records and of those that do, a vast majority (87%) ask about them on the application. This...