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                                    Redemption & Certificates of Rehabilitation - 4. Criminal History Records & Employment

      

                    
          
    Redemption & Certificates of Rehabilitation - 4. Criminal History Records & Employment
Criminal Records, Race and Redemption (2014)
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    HireRight Employment Screening Benchmark Report (2016)
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    Conducting Background Checks for Employee Selection (2016)
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    Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability (2016)
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    Unlicensed & Untapped: Removing Barriers to State Occupational Licenses for People with Records (2016)
      Rodriguez, Michelle Natividad and Beth Avery. National Employment Law Project.
    Criminal Background and Job Performance (2016)
      Minor, Dylan, Nicola Persico and Deborah M. Weiss.
    Beyond the Box (2016)
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    Legislating Forgiveness: A Study of Post-Conviction Certificates as Policy to Address the Employment Consequences of a Conviction (2016)
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    50-state Guide to Expungement and Restoration of Rights
      This report catalogues and analyzes the various provisions for relief from the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction that are now operat
    The Impact of Employment Restriction Laws on Illinois’ Convicted Felons (2016)
      Using the ABA database, Authority researchers examined Illinois state employment statutes to shed light on the impact of collateral consequences on Return to top

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