Parolees Re-entry into the Society Law Essay Paper

Parolees Re-entry into the Society
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What effect will criminal background checks, for example, have on these offenders’ chances of finding work?
Criminal conviction brings with it a host of sanctions and disqualifications that can place an unexpected burden on individuals trying to re-enter society and lead lives as productive citizens CITATION Sar13 \l 1033 (Benson, 2013). Many employers are reluctant to employ people with a criminal record, which increases recidivism rates. Parolees still carry some stigma throughout their lives, even after serving their time. Employers are compelled by two reasons to do this: one, the rest of the workforce would still treat parolees with some contempt owing to their criminal record. Secondly, the labor market is always almost saturated, and employers prefer people without a criminal past over those who have been in jail if their qualifications match. Thus, the odds are stacked against any parolee to find a job since they are judged for their criminal past, and they have to be better qualified than the other candidates to stand a chance to get the job. Thirdly, in many cases, parolees are not very educated. They are mostly school dropouts, and some do not have employable skills, and or their skills are not very competitive in the labor market.
What types of work might they be eligible for and precluded from?
Most parolees are eligible for blue-collar jobs characterized by hard manual work such as construction, manual and maintenance. These types of jobs hardly need any certification, and anyone can get working with little training. These jobs are also low-paying owing to their low bar of skillset to be employed.
Most parolees are precluded from most white-collar jobs, characterized by working in an office or other professional environments. The employee has to have undergone extensive training for the job, and they are typically highly skilled, and their salaries are substantively higher than those of blue-collar workers. For parolees who may be highly skilled in any field, professionalism and stiff competition for available job positions preclude them from finding work in the capacities they trained for and often found themselves searching for blue-collar jobs despite their training.
Who will rent to them?
In most cases, people with criminal pasts are discriminated against by landlords. Landlords cite their criminal history as the main reason to deny them housing. In most cases, people with criminal pasts are housed by relatives and friends. If lucky, they can get an apartment from community housing schemes that are either partially or wholly funded by the government.
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