Second Chance Hiring - An Economic and Ethical Necessity

The USA prison system holds over a million people each year, but they are routinely barred from securing jobs upon their release. Addressing both policy and socio-cultural realities, Second Chance Hiring makes the economic and ethical case for hiring formerly incarcerated individuals-affording them the chance for re-entry into the workforce and thus society. Uniquely, this book directly addresses employer concerns about potential recidivism and mental health issues of formerly incarcerated individuals, while continuing to uphold their humanity and the value of rehabilitation. It examines successful re-entry programs from around the world that have proven to be consistently safe and effective, and it provides employers suggestions for where to start when considering hiring former offenders.>

Product details

• Authors: Mitch Pearlstein, Pearlstein Mitch
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 11.12.2025
• EAN: 9798881801175
• ISBN: 9798881801175
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Job Hunting, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Business ethics & social responsibility, Labour Economics, Social discrimination & inequality, Social services & welfare, criminology, Sociology: work & labour, Business ethics and social responsibility, Social services and welfare, criminology, Sociology: work and labour, Social discrimination and social justice, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Diversity & Inclusion