Completely agreed. That being said, efforts to address this problem have actually resulted in more racist practices in hiring. [0]
When the question on a job application asking if you'd been convicted of a crime was banned, employers discriminated based on race - using this as a proxy to guess which job applicants had a criminal background.
This study found that people with a felony conviction and a "rehabilitation certificate" were just as likely to get a call back for a job interview as people with no conviction at all. This suggests that employers are willing to give people a second chance if their risk in doing so is (perceived to be) low.
[0] https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?stor...
Pretty sure the study was restricted to the lowest end skill jobs. And perhaps only to places that even know what a rehabilitation certificate is.
Re:Life After Prison, on YouTube
by rwmurrayVT on Friday November 08, 2019 @08:30AM
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Federal level crimes often do not appear on even large corporations background checks. I told the agency I was applying with about it, but the background check came back clear when I went to work for #bigshipyardcorp. We still decided to tell them anyway.
Now, even tiny mom-and-pop businesses can do a nationwide background check online. At a very low cost.
A conviction these days, even for a misdemeanor, can kill your job prospects for life.