Unravelling the Processes and Decisions at Root of Criminal Record Discrimination in Hiring and Education

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Criminal conviction discrimination creates obstacles in the reentry process for people with criminal records, and may push them towards a vicious cycle of recidivism. The contributions in this panel broaden the research on the potential prejudicial effects of criminal records, by examining the extent of discrimination against people with criminal records, and also the specific processes that actually restrict their opportunities. Through the use of in-depth interviews and experimental audit studies in the labor market and in educational institutions in the US and the UK, these studies focus on ‘how’ people with criminal records get discriminated against, casting light on the specific mechanisms that lead to the reduction of these opportunities. In doing so, these studies point out that only by understanding intervening mechanisms can effective policies to support the reentry process be defined.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 53. Collateral Consequences of Incarceration

Individual Presentations

• Invisible Stripes? A Field Experiment on the Mark of a Criminal Record in the British Labour Market - Marti Rovira, University of Oxford

• Alleviating the Mark of a Criminal Record? Credentials, Racism, and Post-Prison Employment - Sadé L. Lindsay, Cornell University

• Exclusion through Inclusion: Applying to College with a Criminal Record - Robert Stewart, University of Maryland

• The Role of Drug Testing and Addiction in Acquiring and Maintaining Employment Among Individuals with Criminal Records - Mike Vuolo, The Ohio State University; Lesley E. Schneider, The Ohio State University; Anneliese Ward, The Ohio State University

Chair

• Marti Rovira, University of Oxford

Discussant

• Christopher Uggen, The University of Minnesota