65 Million Need Not Apply: The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment

Report
Clean Slate
Topics:
Background Checks
Collateral Consequences
Criminal and Juvenile Records
Employment
Records Clearance, Expungement, and Sealing
Reentry population:
Adults
Date:
Source:
National Employment Law Project

65 Million Need Not Apply: The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment

This report, from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), explores the exclusion of people with criminal records from work, which severely impacts communities of color.

In addition, the report also reveals a promising shift in policy and practice. 

The authors suggest reforms that they state, if adopted, would significantly advance the employment rights of people with criminal records and promote safety and security at the workplace