Why more ex-offenders may be about to get a second chance

BBC Capital

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Do you believe in giving people a second chance? Many US employers say they do: in a recent nationwide study, about half the managers and half the human resources professionals expressed a willingness to employ someone with a criminal record.

Perhaps more surprisingly, two-thirds of those HR professionals – and more than 80% of the managers – said they thought workers with a criminal record were of equal or better quality than workers who hadn’t had a brush with the law.

It’s an important issue because in many countries people with a criminal record now make up a sizeable segment of the population – and there’s a general consensus that employment is one of the best ways to discourage them from returning to crime. Read more on the BBC Capital website…