A policy review of employers' open access to conviction records

SD Bushway, N Kalra - Annual Review of Criminology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Employers would prefer not to hire people who will engage in criminal behavior for which
the employer incurs costs. In the United States, employers are allowed to use publicly …

The problem with criminal records: Discrepancies between state reports and private‐sector background checks

S Lageson, R Stewart - Criminology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Criminal records are routinely used by employers and other institutional decision‐makers
who rely on their presumed fidelity to evaluate applicants. We analyze criminal records for a …

Working after incarceration: An integrative framework of pre-and post-hire experiences of formerly incarcerated individuals

DC De La Haye, SR Daniels, AL Simmons - Human Resource …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review literature that examines employment outcomes for people with
histories of incarceration. Previous research on formerly incarcerated individuals (FIIs) has …

Privacy, promotionalism and the proliferation of state-performed criminal record screening in the Netherlands: How a restrictive legal framework can still result in a …

E Zand-Kurtovic, M Boone - Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The Netherlands has endorsed a unique system regarding the management, disclosure and
screening of criminal records. Disclosure to third parties is strongly restricted, yet all …

The exception as the rule: Negligent hiring liability, structured uncertainty, and the rise of criminal background checks in the United States

D McElhattan - Law & Social Inquiry, 2022 - cambridge.org
The threat of negligent hiring lawsuits is thought to play an important role in the widespread
use of criminal background checks among US employers. This article examines the …

The proliferation of criminal background check laws in the United States

D McElhattan - American Journal of sociology, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Criminal record checks have become a widely used method for governing access to
institutional attachments in the United States. State laws that authorize or require the use of …

Criminal background check laws and labor market inequality in the United States

D McElhattan - Criminology & Public Policy, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Research summary A growing literature documents the effect of criminal justice contact on
inequalities in the labor market. While ample evidence indicates that a criminal record itself …

Rehabilitatiebewijs en de rol van risico-en beschermende factoren in VOG-uitspraken

C van den Berg, E van't Zand - Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, 2023 - search.proquest.com
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Rehabilitatiebewijs en de rol van risico- en beschermende factoren in VOG-uitspraken …

Establishing the Job-Relatedness of Criminal Convictions

AM Ryan, A Ali - Employing Our Returning Citizens: An Employer …, 2024 - Springer
Despite the prevalence of criminal record checks, many US companies do not have well-
developed processes for judgments about the job-relatedness of convictions, potentially …

Overcoming Biases Across the Human Resource Management Lifecycle for Individuals with a Criminal Record

SD Volpone, FG Macoukji, R Ragaglia… - Employing Our Returning …, 2024 - Springer
In this chapter, we use a human resource management lifecycle framework to discuss how
bias toward those with criminal records manifests itself throughout employment processes …