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Ex-Offenders Need Not Apply

The Criminal Background Check in Hiring Decisions

Patricia M. Harris

Kimberly S. Keller

University of Texas at San Antonio

Many legal barriers exist that prevent ex-offenders from obtaining lawful employment, a principle means for reintegration. This article explores the scope and utility of these laws, which aim ostensibly to reduce the prospective employee’s likelihood of engaging in workplace crime. Irrelevance of the provisions to the effective assessment of job applicants’ risks of offending, shortcomings of criminal background checks, lack of empirical evidence linking ex-offenders to workplace crime, and the availability of viable alternatives underscore the need to scale back these significant obstacles to ex-offender reentry. The article concludes with recommendations for reasonable uses of risk assessment in employment screening laws.

Key Words: criminal background check • employment laws • offenders • risk prediction

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 21, No. 1, 6-30 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1043986204271678
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