Download or read book Employment Discrimination Against Ex offenders written by Elsa H. Frederick and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Employment Discrimination Against Ex offenders written by Ila M. Hallowell and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment and Vocational Services written by Nancy K. Young and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Should Ex Offenders be Discriminated for Employability written by Abida Sikander Khan and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-24 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many countries in the world strived to resolve the issue of discrimination against employability of ex-offenders. They adopted different practices and policies which are workable in prison and outside of it. They also legislated many laws to create balance between rights of employers and ex-offenders. Likewise, the courts have also played active role and interpreted laws to create harmony in applicability of employment laws while protecting rights of all. While, Ex-offenders 'condition in Pakistan is not different from rest of the world. The society does not allow them to reintegrate due to their previous criminal record. This is visible at the time of employment, where ex-offenders are not encouraged to apply in private and public sector organizations. The obvious justification for banning their entry in employment is security issues and job requirements. Further, there are laws which clearly impose restriction on employability of ex-offenders without defining the purpose for placement of such ban. Thus these laws and trend in employment to restrict entry of ex-offenders create a class of persons within the society which face discrimination without any justification. This thesis argues that discrimination against ex-offenders infringes the principle of equality under the provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan and the norms of international human rights law, on the one hand, and leads to the denial of right to work to an essential part of the society, on the other. Accordingly, this study deals with discrimination against ex-offenders as a research study and with equity as a legal principle and a theoretical framework. xi This is first substantial study through which issue of employment discrimination against ex-offenders in Pakistan is highlighted. Its primary purpose is to protect ex-offenders' right to work which can allow them to enter in society and enjoy equal rights like rest members of society.
Download or read book Barriers to Reentry written by Shawn D. Bushway and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2007-06-14 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the introduction of more aggressive policing, prosecution, and sentencing since the late 1970s, the number of Americans in prison has increased dramatically. While many have credited these "get tough" policies with lowering violent crime rates, we are only just beginning to understand the broader costs of mass incarceration. In Barriers to Reentry? experts on labor markets and the criminal justice system investigate how imprisonment affects ex-offenders' employment prospects, and how the challenge of finding work after prison affects the likelihood that they will break the law again and return to prison. The authors examine the intersection of imprisonment and employment from many vantage points, including employer surveys, interviews with former prisoners, and state data on prison employment programs and post-incarceration employment rates. Ex-prisoners face many obstacles to re-entering the job market—from employers' fears of negligent hiring lawsuits to the lost opportunities for acquiring work experience while incarcerated. In a study of former prisoners, Becky Pettit and Christopher Lyons find that employment among this group was actually higher immediately after their release than before they were incarcerated, but that over time their employment rate dropped to their pre-imprisonment levels. Exploring the demand side of the equation, Harry Holzer, Steven Raphael, and Michael Stoll report on their survey of employers in Los Angeles about the hiring of former criminals, in which they find strong evidence of pervasive hiring discrimination against ex-prisoners. Devah Pager finds similar evidence of employer discrimination in an experiment in which Milwaukee employers were presented with applications for otherwise comparable jobseekers, some of whom had criminal records and some of whom did not. Such findings are particularly troubling in light of research by Steven Raphael and David Weiman which shows that ex-criminals are more likely to violate parole if they are unemployed. In a concluding chapter, Bruce Western warns that prison is becoming the norm for too many inner-city minority males; by preventing access to the labor market, mass incarceration is exacerbating inequality. Western argues that, ultimately, the most successful policies are those that keep young men out of prison in the first place. Promoting social justice and reducing recidivism both demand greater efforts to reintegrate former prisoners into the workforce. Barriers to Reentry? cogently underscores one of the major social costs of incarceration, and builds a compelling case for rethinking the way our country rehabilitates criminals.
Download or read book Adverse Employment Consequences Triggered by Criminal Convictions written by Jonathan J. Darrow and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One in five Americans has a criminal record. When seeking employment, these individuals may find that employers tend to prefer those without criminal histories, making honest employment a challenge at best. At the same time, there is widespread agreement among experts that employment of ex-offenders can significantly reduce recidivism rates, which are distressingly high. Two-thirds of those released from prison are expected to be re-arrested within three years of their release. Despite these facts, there is no comprehensive federal legislation addressing employment discrimination against ex-offenders. States and even cities have recognized the import of this issue and begun to enact laws aimed at reducing discrimination and thereby promoting employment of ex-offenders. Unfortunately, the extent of protection available under these laws varies dramatically from state to state and city to city, with a few states providing moderately employee-favorable legislation and the remaining majority providing either little protection or virtually no protection at all. This article surveys recent cases in which an adverse employment action was based on an employee or applicant's criminal convictions. The various formulations of anti-discrimination legislation adopted by Hawaii, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and New York are analyzed and compared. The ability of employers to use post-hoc discovery of criminal convictions to justify prior adverse employment actions is discussed, drawing examples from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. Recently promulgated city and county ordinances prohibiting discrimination are described, as is the limited scope of protection available under existing federal law. The article concludes that existing protections are both inconsistent and in many cases insufficient, and suggests that existing federal laws be amended to bring those with criminal histories more directly within their scope of coverage.
Download or read book Adverse Employment Consequences Triggered by Criminal Convictions written by Christine Neylon O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One in five Americans has a criminal record. When seeking employment, these individuals may find that employers tend to prefer those without criminal histories, making honest employment a challenge at best. At the same time, there is widespread agreement among experts that employment of ex-offenders can significantly reduce recidivism rates, which are distressingly high. Two-thirds of those released from prison are expected to be re-arrested within three years of their release. Despite these facts, there is no comprehensive federal legislation addressing employment discrimination against ex-offenders. States and even cities have recognized the import of this issue and begun to enact laws aimed at reducing discrimination and thereby promoting employment of ex-offenders. Unfortunately, the extent of protection available under these laws varies dramatically from state to state and city to city, with a few states providing moderately employee-favorable legislation and the remaining majority providing either little protection or virtually no protection at all. This article surveys recent cases in which an adverse employment action was based on an employee or applicant's criminal convictions. The various formulations of anti-discrimination legislation adopted by Hawaii, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and New York are analyzed and compared. The ability of employers to use post-hoc discovery of criminal convictions to justify prior adverse employment actions is discussed, drawing examples from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. Recently promulgated city and county ordinances prohibiting discrimination are described, as is the limited scope of protection available under existing federal law. The article concludes that existing protections are both inconsistent and in many cases insufficient, and suggests that existing federal laws be amended to bring those with criminal histories more directly within their scope of coverage.
Download or read book Discrimination in Labor Markets written by Orley Ashenfelter and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains revised versions of the papers presented in 1971 at the Princeton University Conference on Discrimination in Labor Markets, and the formal discussions of them. This paper is by Kenneth Arrow, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, who lays the theoretical foundations of the economic analysis of discrimination in labor markets. Finis Welch discusses the relationship between schooling and labor market discrimination. Orley Ashenfelter's paper presents a method for estimating the effect of an important institution—trade unionism—on the wages of black workers relative to whites. Ronald Oaxaca provides a framework for measuring the extent of discrimination against women. Finally, Phyllis Wallace examines public policy on discrimination and suggests strategies for public policy in this area. Originally published in 1974. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book I Need A J O B the Ex Offender s Job Search Manual written by Louis N. Jones and published by Conquest Books. This book was released on 2005-05-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information for ministries on how to help ex-prisoners find jobs upon release.
Download or read book Unexplored Dimensions of Discrimination written by Tito Boeri and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume on discrimination in the labour market. Part One addresses career paths, schooling choice, and the gender wage gap. Part Two addresses unexplored dimensions of discrimination with particular attention to physical appearance, obesity, religion, and sexual orientation.
Download or read book The Eternal Criminal Record written by James B. Jacobs and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-09 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over sixty million Americans, possessing a criminal record overshadows everything else about their public identity. A rap sheet, or even a court appearance or background report that reveals a run-in with the law, can have fateful consequences for a person’s interactions with just about everyone else. The Eternal Criminal Record makes transparent a pervasive system of police databases and identity screening that has become a routine feature of American life. The United States is unique in making criminal information easy to obtain by employers, landlords, neighbors, even cyberstalkers. Its nationally integrated rap-sheet system is second to none as an effective law enforcement tool, but it has also facilitated the transfer of ever more sensitive information into the public domain. While there are good reasons for a person’s criminal past to be public knowledge, records of arrests that fail to result in convictions are of questionable benefit. Simply by placing someone under arrest, a police officer has the power to tag a person with a legal history that effectively incriminates him or her for life. In James Jacobs’s view, law-abiding citizens have a right to know when individuals in their community or workplace represent a potential threat. But convicted persons have rights, too. Jacobs closely examines the problems created by erroneous record keeping, critiques the way the records of individuals who go years without a new conviction are expunged, and proposes strategies for eliminating discrimination based on criminal history, such as certifying the records of those who have demonstrated their rehabilitation.
Download or read book Tips for Finding the Right Job written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Employer Discrimination Against Individuals with a Criminal Record written by Michael Connett and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost in the debate about employer discrimination against individuals with criminal records has been the availability of disparate impact claims under state law and the underenforcement of such claims by state Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs). While budget-conscious FEPAs are rightfully weary of disparate impact litigation's often exorbitant costs, these costs can be effectively mitigated in the criminal record context. Based on the availability of highly probative data on both racial disparities in the criminal justice system and the minimal recidivism risk posed by ex-offenders who have remained crime free for many years, this Comment proposes a set of presumptions that would enable FEPAs to limit their attention to complaints provable at trial without resort to costly statistical analyses. Although disparate impact's ultimate potential contribution to the reentry process is limited, FEPA involvement would bring significant advantages over current Title VII-based litigation and should be encouraged.
Download or read book Employment Discrimination in Massachusetts and what to Do about it written by Legal Action Center and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Employment Discrimination in New Jersey and what to Do about it written by Legal Action Center and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Criminal History on a Need to Know Basis written by Jessica Henry and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employment is a critical component of successful reentry by ex-offenders to society. Major cities such as Boston, San Francisco and Chicago implemented an innovative and cost effective initiative to promote the employment of ex-offenders by removing from public employment applications all questions relating to an applicant's criminal history. Prisoner rights advocates had argued that the presence of the criminal history question on job applications deterred ex-offenders from applying to jobs for which they were otherwise qualified and also resulted in employment discrimination based on ex-offender status. Initial data indicate that the implementation and effectiveness of the policy vary considerably between cities. Significant limitations of the policies should be addressed to ensure the intended outcome of increased ex-offender employment.
Download or read book Employment Discrimination Based on Prior Conviction of a Crime written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the law regarding employment discrimination against ex-criminal offenders.
