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Does a Criminal Past Predict Worker Performance? Evidence from One of America’s Largest Employers
There is no real difference in work performance between people with criminal records and those without. By analyzing the attrition and...
Enduring Risk? Old Criminal Records and Predictions of Future Criminal Involvement
There is little to no difference in propensity to commit a crime between people with and without criminal justice involvement,...
Ex-Offenders Need Not Apply: The Criminal Background Check in Hiring Decisions
A lack of evidence supports the presumption that workplace violence is committed by co-workers who have been incarcerated. The authors of...
Workplace Violence, 1993-2009: National Crime Victimization Survey
Excluding people with criminal records from the workplace is often justified by concerns about workplace violence. However, most of the...
Redeemed Compared to Whom?
Using 'time since last conviction' standards to assess a person's likelihood of reoffending holds everyone, including applicants without...
Gender Differences on the Road to Redemption
How does gender impact the estimated point in time when the likelihood of a person with a criminal record committing a crime matches the...
Redemption in the Presence of Widespread Criminal Background Checks
The risk of reoffending continues to decline over time, to the point where there is no risk distinction between people with and without...