The new scarlet letter?: negotiating the U.S. labor market with a criminal record
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raphael, Steven 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kalamazoo W. E. Upjohn Institute 2014
Series:We focus series
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Mass incarceration and employment : The scale and scope of incarceration in the United States ; Outline of the book -- 2. Why are so many Americans in prison? : The determinants of a country's incarceration rate ; Specific policy changes driving incarceration growth ; Implications for the employment of former prisoners -- 3. A portrait of future, current, and former prison inmates : Future prison inmates ; Current prison inmates ; Former prison inmates ; Implications for the employment of former prisoners -- 4. Employers' perceptions of former inmates : What do employers think about ex-offenders? ; How do employers find out about an applicant's criminal history record? ; Hiring outcomes and employment prospects ; Implications for the U.S. labor market -- 5. Employment-based prisoner reentry programs: do we know what works? : Experimental versus nonexperimental evaluations of prisoner reentry programs ; Results from experimental evaluations of employment-based programs ; Implications for the employment of former prisoners -- 6. Policies for moving forward : Scaling back the use of incarceration as punishment ; Improving the process of triaging the reentry population ; Sharing the risk with employers
Physical Description:viii, 107 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:9780880994798

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