Download This PaperBan the Box to Promote Ex-Offender Employment
7 Pages Posted: 13 Feb 2018
Date Written: October 16, 2007
Abstract
This paper makes the argument for eliminating the criminal history question on employment applications to help level the playing field for individuals with criminal records.
Keywords: reentry, ban the box, ex-offenders, criminal records
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Henry, Jessica and Jacobs, James B., Ban the Box to Promote Ex-Offender Employment (October 16, 2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3119658 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3119658
James B. Jacobs
New York University School of Law (deceased)
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