Social equity in the data era: A systematic literature review of data‐driven public service research

E Ruijer, G Porumbescu, R Porter… - Public Administration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Governments increasingly rely on large amounts of data to deliver public services. In
response, there is a robust discussion about the implications of this trend for efficiency and …

Criminal record stigma and surveillance in the digital age

SE Lageson - Annual Review of Criminology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
This review analyzes criminal record stigma and surveillance through the concept of digital
punishment: the collection and widespread dissemination of personally identifiable data by …

Expungement of criminal convictions: An empirical study

JJ Prescott, SB Starr - Harv. L. Rev., 2019 - HeinOnline
HARVARD LAW REVIEW Page 1 VOLUME 133 JUNE 2020 NUMBER 8 HARVARD LAW
REVIEW © 2020 by The Harvard Law Review Association ARTICLE EXPUNGEMENT OF …

Beyond the eternal criminal record: Public support for expungement

AL Burton, FT Cullen, JT Pickett… - Criminology & Public …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary In The Eternal Criminal Record, James Jacobs detailed how it has
become increasingly difficult to escape the mark of a criminal record. One way to “wipe the …

Labor Market Impacts of Reducing Felony Convictions

AY Agan, A Garin, DK Koustas, A Mas, C Yang - 2023 - nber.org
We study the labor market impacts of retroactively reducing felonies to misdemeanors in San
Joaquin County, CA, where criminal justice agencies implemented Proposition 47 …

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 …

Criminally Bad Data: Inaccurate Criminal Records, Data Brokers, and Algorithmic Injustice

S Lageson - U. Ill. L. Rev., 2023 - HeinOnline
In 2016, Robert McBride was denied a job as a surveyor after a criminal background check
reported a series of criminal convictions. 1 But the record was inaccurate and incomplete …

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 …

Racial equity in eligibility for a clean slate under automatic criminal record relief laws

AC Mooney, A Skog, AE Lerman - Law & Society Review, 2022 - cambridge.org
States have begun to pass legislation to provide automatic relief for eligible criminal records,
potentially reducing the lifelong collateral consequences of criminal justice involvement. Yet …

Can you Erase the Mark of a Criminal Record? Labor Market Impacts of Criminal Record Remediation

AY Agan, A Garin, DK Koustas, A Mas, C Yang - 2024 - nber.org
We investigate whether removing a previously-obtained criminal record improves
employment outcomes. We estimate the causal impact of criminal record remediation laws …