After years of stagnation, labeling theory has recently gained new empirical support.
Simultaneously, new policy initiatives have attempted to restructure criminal record stigma to …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of research conducted
over the past ten years (2008–2018) that examines the relationship between criminal record …

This article uses 18 months of ethnographic observations with formerly incarcerated black
women to contend that they are subjected to what I term rehabilitation labor—a series of …

Work requirements backed by threats of incarceration offer a fertile but neglected site for
sociolegal inquiry. These “carceral work mandates” confound familiar accounts of both the …

In 2015, in the United States more than/million people—close to 3 percent of the nation's
total population—were living under some form of penal control. Within this mass of unfree …

The mark of a criminal record is clearly harmful for employment. The reasons for employer
aversion, however, are not well established even though legal, policy, and scholarly …

The findings from prior research indicate that positive credentials, or documentation of
prosocial accomplishments, can vary in strength and perceived value in mitigating aversions …

Decision makers increasingly incorporate “evidence of rehabilitation” into criminal
background checks. Positive credentials can decrease criminal record stigma and improve …

Decision makers such as employers and state occupational licensing officials are often
encouraged or required to incorporate evidence of rehabilitation into hiring decisions when …

From anti-immigration agendas that criminalise vulnerable populations, to the punishment of
the poor and the governance of parenting, this timely book explores how diverse fields of …