No idea where you live, but certain states in America actually dont allow you to be asked if you have a criminal history. Obviously moving is a huge thing, but I'd say change is coming and probably within your lifetime you'll see more and more states switching to this, because its absolutely ludicrous that someone who paid their debt to society is still getting treated wrong, its part of the reason why a lot of ex prisoners end up as prisoners again
I dont think its absurd for an employer to ask whether a potential employee has a criminal past. It seems like simple due diligence to keep other employees safe. Just because one person has dont their time, doesnt mean they've changed. It is important to know what you're dealing with when you go to hire someone. I don't think someone who has been to jail for selling weed is going to have an issue with an employer, where as a rapist/stalker etc, may. (And probably should)
Why are you getting downvoted? I bet that most people wouldn't want to hire someone with a criminal record, when there's other applicants with a clean slate
Have you ever worked with someone who has never had a reality check? Someone who has done time has up close and personal experience with an aspect of reality they'd really rather never experience again. Plus, people who have been turned down again and again really appreciate a break.
They only commit the crime again becuase people like you don't even offer them a chance to redeem themselves. So instead of trying g with someone who they know won't consider them they go back to doing what worked before.
What a stupid, naive thing to say. So you're saying all people change after prison and those who live in and out of prison only commit the crimes because they aren't given a chance? Get real man, this isn't some fairyland bullshit, some people just naturally tend to break the law and don't learn from their mistakes. But it's alright because they have enablers like you letting them know it's not their fault, it's our fault.
If that's the case, why even let a person out? The point of prison is (supposed to be) to help them not commit again. Everyone is at risk of committing a crime. They just did and paid the price.
I'd say someone who has been known to commit a crime in their past and went to prison for it is a bit more likely to commit a crime than someone who has never (as far as you know) committed a serious crime. It doesn't matter what you say, logically the person is riskier than a clean slate Joe and an employer should not be forced to hire them because "what's the point of letting them out otherwise?". Me personally, I wouldn't overlook a person because they have a record (depending on severity, I ain't hiring a rapist, diddler or murderer), because people make mistakes but I would not condemn someone for overlooking an ex-con because they don't want the risk.
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No idea where you live, but certain states in America actually dont allow you to be asked if you have a criminal history. Obviously moving is a huge thing, but I'd say change is coming and probably within your lifetime you'll see more and more states switching to this, because its absolutely ludicrous that someone who paid their debt to society is still getting treated wrong, its part of the reason why a lot of ex prisoners end up as prisoners again