The electronic "scarlet letter": criminal backgrounding and a perpetual spoiled identity
Crimes are multifaceted events that are not adequately explained with basic descriptors, yet a considerable amount of significance is afforded to relatively few simplistic labels that make up the contemporary ‘‘scarlet letter.’’ Today’s criminal records create a lifetime of stigmatization for a pers...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2011
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Journal of offender rehabilitation
Año: 2011, Volumen: 50, Número: 3, Páginas: 101-118 |
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| Sumario: | Crimes are multifaceted events that are not adequately explained with basic descriptors, yet a considerable amount of significance is afforded to relatively few simplistic labels that make up the contemporary ‘‘scarlet letter.’’ Today’s criminal records create a lifetime of stigmatization for a person. These public records employ a limited range of information. By acknowledging the deleterious effects of even one documented criminal event on an individual’s self-concept and status in society, we cannot avoid being faced with a serious moral dilemma in light of society’s prevalent reliance upon electronic criminal records. The electronic brand carried for life poses great challenges to offender rehabilitation and reintegration. |
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| Notas: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 115-118 |
| ISSN: | 1540-8558 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10509674.2011.560548 |
