Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records

Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records varies from country to country. Many countries prohibit the official disclosure of certain convictions that happened long ago and allow ex-offenders to legally conceal their criminal past.^[1]

Ex-offenders often face employment discrimination by default when they search for work after completing their punishment. This discrimination is often enacted upon completion of employment applications that require responses about past criminal history. Many richer countries, such as Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States, have passed legislation prohibiting discrimination based on criminal record. However, the availability and extent of protection against discrimination for ex-offenders differs across jurisdictions.

Employers might be unwilling to hire those with criminal records for many reasons – such as the risk of legal liability if a previous offender harms a customer or coworker, the risk of financial liability if the offender engages in theft, fears of personal

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and job prospects for criminal offenders are only expected to worsen as employers continue to gain easier and cheaper access to criminal records.

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S2CID 152742700

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^ Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy Volume 14 | Issue 1 Article 6 January 2012 Title VII Challenges to Employment Discrimination Against Minority Men With Criminal Records Alexandra Harwin https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=bjalp

^ The Use of Criminal Record in Employment Decisions: The Rights of Ex-offenders, Employers and the Public Lam, H. & Harcourt, M. Journal of Business Ethics (2003) 47: 237. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026243413175

^ Criminal Records, Collateral Consequences, and Employment: FCRA and Title VII in Discrimination againstPersons with Criminal Records Carlin M, Frick ESsrn Electron J2012
doi:10.2139/ssrn.2233647

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[1] S2CID 152742700

[2] Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy Volume 14 | Issue 1 Article 6 January 2012 Title VII Challenges to Employment Discrimination Against Minority Men With Criminal Records Alexandra Harwin https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=bjalp

[3] The Use of Criminal Record in Employment Decisions: The Rights of Ex-offenders, Employers and the Public Lam, H. & Harcourt, M. Journal of Business Ethics (2003) 47: 237. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026243413175

[4] Criminal Records, Collateral Consequences, and Employment: FCRA and Title VII in Discrimination againstPersons with Criminal Records Carlin M, Frick ESsrn Electron J2012
doi:10.2139/ssrn.2233647

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