RT Article
T1 Misdemeanor records and employment outcomes: an experimental study
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 65
IS 13
SP 1850
OP 1872
A1 Leasure, Peter
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1677606452
AB This study examined whether misdemeanor drug convictions impact entry-level hiring outcomes. An experimental correspondence study was used whereby fictitious resumes are sent to employers. Resumes were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: no criminal record, 1-year-old misdemeanor record, and a 1-year-old felony record. Resumes were also randomly assigned with a distinctively White or African American name. Job type was used as an additional predictor. Results indicate that a misdemeanor conviction significantly hinders hiring outcomes for both African American and White applicants. However, results did not show statistically significant differences in the outcome between races. These results should be utilized to better inform defendants, practitioners, and policy-makers on the negative impacts of low-level convictions.
K1 Criminal records
K1 Collateral consequences of conviction,
K1 Employment
K1 Reentry
K1 Misdemeanors
K1 Vergehen
DO 10.1177/0011128718806683