RT Article
T1 Bringing Record Clearing to You: Feedback and Lessons Learned From Community-Based Record-Clearing Clinics in Philadelphia Neighborhoods
JF Criminal justice policy review
VO 36
IS 5
SP 239
OP 254
A1 DeYoung, Lena L.
A1 NeMoyer, Amanda
A1 Eom, Kelly
A1 Anjaria, Nivedita
A1 Hutton, Sarah 1948-
A1 Anderson, Andrea
A1 Banks, Michael
A1 Maxwell, Joanna
A1 Goldstein, Naomi E.S.
A2 NeMoyer, Amanda
A2 Eom, Kelly
A2 Anjaria, Nivedita
A2 Hutton, Sarah 1948-
A2 Anderson, Andrea
A2 Banks, Michael
A2 Maxwell, Joanna
A2 Goldstein, Naomi E.S.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1935040014
AB Individuals with a criminal record often face significant barriers to opportunities, including those related to employment, housing, and education. Although options for criminal record clearing exist, few eligible individuals take advantage of these pathways to relief, as relevant information can be difficult to access, and the processes can be considerably costly. Aiming to expand the pursuit of record relief in Philadelphia, a local nonprofit, in partnership with City Council, has been sponsoring neighborhood events where individuals can meet with legal organizations, for free, in their own communities to learn about their records and the forms of relief for which they may be eligible. Then, eligible individuals can choose to partner with the participating legal organization to pursue record clearing in the forms of sealing, expungement, and/or pardon. Researchers attended the initial three clinic events to evaluate operations—through interviews with attendees, feedback from community-based organizations and legal staff, and structured observations—and provided rapid qualitative feedback. Lessons learned from these clinics, including those related to event advertising and access, event experience, and legal clinic experience were shared and leveraged to maximize ongoing clinic programming.
K1 legal clinic
K1 record relief
K1 Criminal Record
K1 Reentry
K1 expungement
DO 10.1177/08874034251334352