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"Redemption" in an Era of Widespread Criminal Background Checks

This article presents preliminary findings from a study that has produced sufficient data to create a model that indicates when an ex-offender has been "clean" long enough to be considered "redeemed" for employment purposes.

Available online

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/

Author(s)

Alfred Blumstein and Kiminori Nakamura

Date

6/1/09

Publisher

National Institute of Justice

Periodical

NIJ Journal