Study finds most unemployed young men have criminal records

Re:Study finds most unemployed young men have criminal records by mulmen on Friday February 18, 2022 @07:04PM (#30392929)

Ok but if I run a bank I don't want to hire Bernie Madoff, no matter how much time he served. So having the government tell me I can discriminate based on conviction for financial crimes but not drug possession more than 5 years ago seems reasonable. At least to improve the status quo.

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Re:Study finds most unemployed young men have criminal records by mLuby on Friday February 18, 2022 @09:26PM (#30393875)

If the government says an individual isn't allowed to do something, like work in a financial profession or live near a school, that's up to the government to determine and enforce: "quit/relocate or you'll be back in prison."

Don't put that on businesses.

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Re:Study finds most unemployed young men have criminal records by mulmen on Friday February 18, 2022 @09:59PM (#30394029)

Right now there is a block list on hiring discrimination. I’m suggesting an allow list.

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Re:Study finds most unemployed young men have criminal records by LorenPechtel on Saturday February 19, 2022 @02:59PM (#30400005)

"Drug possession" is also not monolithic to me.

I'd be *much* more leery of hiring someone convicted of possession of addictive drugs than someone convicted of possession of recreational drugs. Recreational use can be done only in appropriate situations. Addictive use likely means they come to work impaired.

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Re:Study finds most unemployed young men have criminal records by mulmen on Saturday February 19, 2022 @06:56PM (#30401747)

> Addictive use likely means they come to work impaired.

For the rest of their lives? There’s a time dimension here that implies being clean for five years.

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