Would You Hire an Ex Convict, Devah Pager
The car game at lights that the writer plays is quite interesting and something so simple, yet so relatable to all- it made me wonder why do I inch up in traffic during those long lights? One of my thoughts,is I am just cattle doing what everyone around me is and also doing since I started driving. Another was everyone’s need now-a-days for speed to lessen the time between your start and destination (but in a safe manor) .
In my own opinion, I wouldn’t hire an ex convict but it would depend on their crime. If it were they were arrested for possession of weed that’d be ok with me; but armed robbery or murder then definitely no; no matter what race they are.
When I read about how a lot of employers would look at criminal record questions during interview and immediately turn that person away; I can see this might not be just because of the person’s own criminal record, but the stigma around it. Maybe they hired someone with a criminal record before and they stole or did something bad while working; so they just don’t want to have to deal with that again. Or, have someone break the trust they gave out. But I do agree about how some employers want ex-criminals because they are more motivated to stay out of jail and some want to change their life for the better.
About the racial difference I feel if these studies were conducted in a broader populated area, with a more diverse population; like LA or SF, I feel the difference would still exist, but I think it would be slightly less then how they tested in Milwaukee.
The argument that ‘direct racial discrimination is no longer a major barrier to opportunity’ is completely false; my mom works in education and we’re still in 2020 having to have meetings about the huge gap in academic growth between whites and Brown and Black students.
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