This report from the Urban Institute examines criminal background checks as a significant collateral consequence for people in the justice system and ...
This report from the Center for American Progress proposes building a new future-proof Workforce Equity Trust Fund (WETF) that will enshrine fundament...
The career and education guides at FireScience.org focus on public service and safety careers including firefighting, law enforcement, forestry, param...
Finding employment is a critical part of successful reentry for the millions of people returning to communities after incarceration, but it’s not the ...
More than 150 cities and counties and 34 states and Washington, DC, have adopted ban-the-box policies, which remove questions about criminal history f...
Many localities have in recent years regulated the use of questions about criminal history in hiring, or “banned the box.” This publication, from AEI,...
Job applicants with criminal records are much less likely than those without them to obtain legitimate employment. Recent efforts to address this prob...
People returning to their communities after incarceration may struggle to find and keep a job for a variety of reasons, including having limited educa...
This report from the Urban Institute highlights Colorado's Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills (WAGEES) program, which represents one of the...