Career Prospects for People with Criminal Records: Certification, Background Checks, and Stigma

Is improving career prospects through federal policies working? What can we learn from state and local policies?

In this Events @ RAND podcast based on the Career Prospects for People with Criminal Records Symposium held at RAND in 2019, Peter Leasure, Michael Vuolo, and Naomi F. Sugie present evidence from employer and job-seeker studies on Ban-the-Box, Certificates of Relief, and background checks. Economist Priscillia Hunt hosts.

This is part two in a four-part series. Part one is available here, part three is available here, and part four is available here.

Featured Speakers

Peter Leasure

Peter Leasure, J.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
York College of Pennsylvania

Michael Vuolo

Michael Vuolo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology
Ohio State University

Naomi Sugie

Naomi F. Sugie, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law and Society
University of California at Irvine

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