The Employment of Ex-Offenders and the UK's New Criminal Record Bureau |
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Authors: | Angela Grier Terry Thomas |
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Institution: | (1) School of Health and Community Care, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK;(2) School of Health and Community Care, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK |
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Abstract: | This article outlines the development of the UK's Criminal Records Bureau designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the screening arrangements for potential employees by disclosure of their criminal records to employers. The Bureau builds on existing arrangements that have been in place for a number of years. The authors argue that this development, which includes a much wider availability of criminal records, is an example of a new social policy that has the potential for an unintended consequence of large scale social exclusion, by limiting the prospects of employment for ex-offenders. |
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Keywords: | criminal records employment policies ex-offenders social exclusion |
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