BBC NEWS ONLINE: Why more ex-offenders may be about to get a second chance

  • Jonathan Spencer

Press/Media: Research

Description

Jonathan Spencer, director of the Criminal Justice Research Unit at the University of Manchester, led the survey. He says sex offenders were a particular worry for participants. “The view was that if they re-offended there would be reputational harm to the company,” he says.

On the flip side, Spencer and his colleagues found that about 60% of employers who had actually taken on ex-offenders reported that the experience was mainly positive. But, he says, that’s a message which is hard to spread to other employers who haven’t hired people with a criminal history.

Period27 Aug 2018

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  • TitleWhy more ex-offenders may be a bout to get a second chance
    Media name/outletBBC News Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date27/08/18
    DescriptionJonathan Spencer, director of the Criminal Justice Research Unit at the University of Manchester, led the survey. He says sex offenders were a particular worry for participants. “The view was that if they re-offended there would be reputational harm to the company,” he says.

    On the flip side, Spencer and his colleagues found that about 60% of employers who had actually taken on ex-offenders reported that the experience was mainly positive. But, he says, that’s a message which is hard to spread to other employers who haven’t hired people with a criminal history.
    URLwww.bbc.com/capital/story/20180824-why-more-ex-offenders-may-be-about-to-get-a-second-chance
    PersonsJonathan Spencer

Keywords

  • criminology
  • employment