Discrimination Against Ex‐Offenders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13895216 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Maxwell (University of Ulster, corresponding author), Dympna Mallon |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 352-366 |
| Publication date | 1997-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5527 • E-ISSN: 1468-2311 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2311.00064 |
| OpenAlex | W2008645924 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
It is now over 20 years since legislation promoting the rehabilitation of offenders was introduced in Great Britain. Although the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 was hailed as a landmark for civil liberties, and should have been a great asset to ex‐offenders who wished to rehabilitate themselves, its effectiveness has been extremely limited in practice. This article seeks to review that legislation within the context of recent government proposals on the setting up of a Criminal Records Agency; and the introduction of a system of pre‐employment checks; to highlight the weaknesses inherent in the legislation; and to suggest an alternative approach to the problem of discrimination against ex‐offenders, an approach which locates the issue within the framework of human rights
Agency (philosophy · Civil liberties · Context (archaeology · Criminal justice · Criminology · Government (linguistics · Legislation · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Discrimination and Equality Law · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · Law
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |