Employing with conviction
The experiences of employers who actively recruit criminalised people
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21497697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Atherton (Community Led Initiatives, Manchester, UK), Gerald Buck (0000-0003-4398-8445, University of Chester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 186-205 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Probation Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0264-5505 • E-ISSN: 1741-3079 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02645505211010942 |
| OpenAlex | W3151271419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 43 |
In England and Wales, criminal reoffending costs £18 billion annually. Securing employment can support desistance from crime, but only 17% of ex-prisoners are employed a year after release. Understanding the motivations of employers who do recruit criminalised people therefore represents an important area of inquiry. This article draws upon qualitative interviews with 12 business leaders in England who proactively employ criminalised people. Findings reveal that inclusive recruitment can be (indirectly) encouraged by planning policies aimed to improve social and environmental well-being and that employers often work creatively to meet employees’ additional needs, resulting in commercial benefits and (re)settlement opportunities
Business · Conviction · Criminology · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Finance
Qualitative interviewing
Stigma
Pervasive Punishment
Crime in the Making
The `Chicken and Egg' of Subjective and Social Factors in Desistance from Crime
Contextualising the pervasive impact of macroeconomic austerity on prison health in England
Work Your Story”
Is Educational Achievement a Turning Point for Incarcerated Delinquents Across Race and Sex
Ex‐Offenders, the Labour Market and the New Public Administration
Imprisonment Length and Post‐prison Employment Prospects
Sociological Paradigms and Organisational Analysis
The Penal Voluntary Sector
Shame on Us
Hiring ex-offenders? The case of Ban the Box
The Meaning of Work
On the Existential Aspects of Desistance from Crime
Anticipated Stigma and Defensive Individualism During Postincarceration Job Searching
Stress and Hardship after Prison
Gender, Crime, and Desistance
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |