A Concise Guide to Designing and Implementing an Experimental Correspondence Audit that Examines the Impact of Criminal History on Hiring Outcomes

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 723, 2022

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, August, 2022

20 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2022

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Peter Leasure

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law

Date Written: August 11, 2022

Abstract

Field experiments that utilize correspondence audits to examine various areas are becoming more common. While there are guides for correspondence audit designs in general (Gaddis, 2018), no detailed guides exist for correspondence audits that examine the impact of criminal history on hiring outcomes. This is a crucial gap in the literature as many correspondence audits that examine the impact of criminal history on hiring outcomes fail to provide information necessary for true replication. Further, recent correspondence audits exploring this area have utilized new and innovative methodological approaches that can improve the rigor of future studies. Given the importance of replication and rigor to the scientific method, the current paper aims to provide a concise guide for those intending to design and implement an experimental correspondence audit that examines the impact of criminal history on hiring outcomes.

Keywords: Criminal Records, Employment, Field Experiments, Correspondence Audits

Suggested Citation

Leasure, Peter, A Concise Guide to Designing and Implementing an Experimental Correspondence Audit that Examines the Impact of Criminal History on Hiring Outcomes (August 11, 2022). Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 723, 2022, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, August, 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4188113 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4188113

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