Criminal Records, Positive Credentials and Recidivism: Incorporating Evidence of Rehabilitation Into Criminal Background Check Employment Decisions

Decision makers increasingly incorporate "evidence of rehabilitation" into criminal background checks. Positive credentials can decrease criminal record stigma and improve employment outcomes, but we lack research on whether rehabilitative factors used in such assessments are correlated wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Denver, Megan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2020, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 194-218
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Criminal background checks
Desistance
Employment
Evidence of rehabilitation
Individualized assessments