Criminal Employment Research Paper

Criminals are looked down upon in society. Many people argue rather or not they deserve a second chance. Do criminals deserve the right to employment? According to Moore, a reporter, she mentions in her article “don’t seek job applicants’ [with] criminal history”, that employing criminals will not only create jobs, but also improve life (line. 3). However, she fails to mention how employing criminals will increase jobs, and in which ways criminal employment can improve life. My paper will cover the gray areas left by Moore, and address the misconceptions about employing criminals. It will go in depth about the benefits, statistics, and improvements to society that criminal employment has to offer. By employing criminals employers and society

Many employers don’t hire applicants with criminal history. Employers have concerns about safety. They worry about potential theft and violence in the workplace. They make hiring decisions that they believe is in the best interest of their establishments and their employees. However, they’re doing a disservice to society and their country. Employing criminals is likely to decrease criminal activity because criminals would have the means (or resources) to support themselves. With the motivation of employment, criminals have an incentive to change. In the article, “higher crime rate[s] linked to low wages and unemployment” Ohio State University conducted a study that demonstrated evidence to support that low wages and unemployment is more likely to make people turn to crime (p. 1). The university “link[s] [the] [relationship] between [declining] wages and property crimes” (par. 7). Their study “also found a [relation] between wages and some violent crimes” (par. 7). In both cases, the crimes were caused by money because people have to find a way to provide for themselves. This epidemic is proof that criminals are more likely to reject criminal activities if they have

Due past transgressions criminals are portrayed as lethal. Statistics shows that out of the people who do go to jail 86% of them were incarcerated for nonviolent crimes. In most cases, violence is not involved. The criminals who are too dangerous to be released amongst society remain it incarcerated because they are deemed outfit to coexist with society. Employers forget to acknowledge this claim. They only realize to potential threats of employing criminals. The article “An Employer’s Liability for Employee’s Acts” by FindLaw, a lawyer points out that employers are illegally responsible for the conduct and behavior of their employees. Employers are prevented from employing ex-criminals due to a liability risk. I understand why they would want to avoid employing ex-criminals. But by avoiding employing them they deny criminals the opportunity to better themselves. If criminals are backed into a corner, and fell like there’s no hope for them, they are more likely to convert back to previous bad habits, because they’re going to believe they have no choice but the steal, rob, and get involved in other criminal activities. Some the most success people in the world have had a criminal past and changed their life for the better. For example Judge Mathis, he was brought up in one of the most ruthless neighborhoods in Detroit. When he was young, he joined gangs, quit school and spent time in jail. Mathis was a gang