In an effort to extend understanding of the employment concerns faced by former prisoners
released into the community, we draw from the voices of 24 individuals released from …

Disclosure of a concealable stigmatized identity is perhaps one of the most difficult obstacles
facing individuals who live with “discreditable” attributes. Although previous research …

Despite the large number of individuals with criminal records in the United States, research
on their employment transitions and hiring challenges remains scarce. Further, given the …

Objective Racial discrimination and racial identity may compete to influence incarceration
risk. We estimated the predicted days incarcerated in a national US sample of Black …

This article examines the integration of lived experience narratives into criminal justice,
highlighting a significant shift towards a more inclusive and experiential approach within the …

We have a limited understanding of how individuals anticipate the experience of stigma,
make sense of it as a group, and how such sensemaking trickles down to the individual …

Introduction The number of older prisoners with mental health issues released from prisons
and forensic psychiatric institutions is rising. Their successful integration is important due to …

Purpose Using the theory of Planned Behaviour as the basis, the study investigates the
impact of attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control on rehiring intention …

Purpose Hiring employees with criminal records has become a heightened topic of
conversation for hospitality practitioners. The labor shortage in the hospitality industry has …

The significance of employment to desistance and social integration is well established, yet
62% of those subject to a Community Payback Order in Scotland are unemployed (Scottish …