Ban the Box, Criminal Records, and Statistical Discrimination: A Field Experiment (2016)
Agan, Amanda and Sonja Starr.
Reinstating Common Sense: How driver’s license suspensions for drug offenses unrelated to driving are falling out of favor (2016)
Aiken, Joshua. Prison Policy Initiative.
This articles discusses the impact a suspended driver’s license can have to reentry for anyone convicted of a drug crime.
6 Million Lost Voters: State-Level Estimates of Felony Disenfranchisement (2016)
The Sentencing Project.
This report covers the scope and distribution of felony disenfranchisement in 2016, recent changes in policies, and restoration of civil rights in some states.
Certificates of Rehabilitation (2016)
National Institute of Corrections Information Center.
A list of states with certificates of rehabilitation (relief or recovery) and their established laws and processes.
Legislating Forgiveness: A Study of Post-Conviction Certificates as Policy to Address the Employment Consequences of a Conviction (2016)
Garretson, Heather J. Public Interest Law Journal, 25:1-41.
Beyond the Box (2016)
U.S. Department of Education.
Restoration of Rights
Collateral Consequences Resource Center.
This webpage contains national and state-specific resources on the restoration of rights, including pardon, judicial expungement and certificates and systemic relief provisions.
FAQs: Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions (2015)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
These FAQs are issued by HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (“PIH”), Office of Housing, and Office of General Counsel to address questions raised by Notice PIH 2015-19 / H 2015-10, which was issued on November 2, 2015, and is entitled Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions.
State Identification: Reentry Strategies for State and Local Leaders (2016)
National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) (New York, NY).
"This fact sheet is designed to educate policymakers on the impact of, and models for, issuing state identification for people leaving prisons and jails across the country. State-issued identification is often required to secure housing, apply for employment, and access social services—all factors that can play a critical role in reentry."
Criminal Background and Job Performance (2016)
Minor, Dylan, Nicola Persico and Deborah M. Weiss.
This paper examines firm-level hiring practices and worker-level performance outcomes. Our data indicate that the typical employee with a criminal record has a psychological profile different from other employees, with fewer characteristics that are associated with good job performance outcomes.