Rehabilitation in the internet age: The Google-effect and the disclosure of criminal records
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 provides people with criminal records protection from discrimination once their criminal record becomes ‘spent’. In this article, I highlight how media reports are increasingly available online and often mean spent convictions continue to be accessible to emp...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2017
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Probation journal
Año: 2017, Volumen: 64, Número: 3, Páginas: 269-275 |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
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| Sumario: | The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 provides people with criminal records protection from discrimination once their criminal record becomes ‘spent’. In this article, I highlight how media reports are increasingly available online and often mean spent convictions continue to be accessible to employers and others. However, I also look at a landmark case in 2014 that established a ‘right to be forgotten’, which enables people to ask for search results to be delisted from internet search engines. I examine to what extent this helps people with convictions. |
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| ISSN: | 1741-3079 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0264550517711280 |
