Second Chance Hiring : An Economic and Ethical Necessity / Mitch Pearlstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearlstein, Mitch, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ex-convicts--Employment--United States.

Ex-convicts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

The USA prison system holds over a million people each year, but they are routinely barred from securing jobs upon their release. Addressing both policy and socio-cultural realities, Second Chance Hiring makes the economic and ethical case for hiring formerly incarcerated individuals-affording them the chance for re-entry into the workforce and thus society. Uniquely, this book directly addresses employer concerns about potential recidivism and mental health issues of formerly incarcerated individuals, while continuing to uphold their humanity and the value of rehabilitation. It examines successful re-entry programs from around the world that have proven to be consistently safe and effective, and it provides employers suggestions for where to start when considering hiring former offenders.

Contents:

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Economic Case for Second Chance Hiring Chapter 2: The Ethical Case for Second Chance Hiring Chapter 3: Avoiding Cultural Trapdoors Chapter 4: Fear of Crime and Second Chance Hiring Chapter 5: Why Reentry Succeeds and Fails Chapter 6: The Redemption Project Chapter 7: What We Can Learn from International Reentry Chapter 8: What Employers Need to Know and Do Chapter 9: Strengthening Criminal Justice Chapter 10: A Place at the Table Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

ISBN:

979-88-8184-455-4

979-88-8180-118-2

OCLC:

1546476228