Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Volume 38 Issue 5

Criminal history and the workplace: a pathway forward

Nicole C. Jones Young, Ann Marie Ryan

The purpose of this paper is to summarize some of the key gaps in knowledge regarding the use of criminal records in employee selection and post-hire challenges that those with a…

Criminal history and employment: an interdisciplinary literature synthesis

Jakari N. Griffith, Candalyn B. Rade, Kemi Salawu Anazodo

The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of research conducted over the past ten years (2008–2018) that examines the relationship between criminal record and…

Defensible decisions: Balancing employer and prospective employee rights in an era of criminal background checks

Megan Kurlychek, Shawn Bushway, Megan Denver

Employers using criminal background checks to make hiring determinations must carefully balance the need to protect themselves and their clients against legal mandates designed to…

Is it disqualifying? Practitioner responses to criminal offenses in hiring decisions

Kristine M. Kuhn

The purpose of this paper is to explore variation in the responses of human resource practitioners and managers to criminal offenses.

Employment after incarceration: managing a socially stigmatized identity

Kemi Salawu Anazodo, Rose Ricciardelli, Christopher Chan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the social stigmatization of the formerly incarcerated identity and how this affects employment post-release. The authors consider the…

Work matters: formerly incarcerated men’s resiliency in reentry

Catrina Palmer, Johnna Christian

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how formerly incarcerated men remained resilient in the face of adversity while searching for and maintaining employment.