The mark of a criminal record Quiz

A criminal record does not "close doors" rather "opens new ones."

What percentage is a white applicant less likely to be called back with a criminal record?

What type of crime did Pager have the applicants "convicted" of?

Where did the study take place?

black applicants with no criminal history are more likely to get hired than white applicants with crimininal history

What group was the baseline of comparison for white applicants with criminal history?

Previous studies (before Pager) failed to acknowledge....

Pager wanted to provide evidence as to why current policies need reform.

"tough on crime" policies were effective in...

"tough on crime" policies were successful

What percentage of perviously incarcerated people end up reincarcerated?

How many auditors did Pager use?

The was a general trend of decreased opportunity from employers...how may employers did not follow this trend?

What type of study did Pager use?

Pager's study showed...previously incarcerated people have no difficulty finding employment

The systems currently place will shape future social systems.

Black applicants are more likely to face harsher consequences of having a criminal record compared to white applicants?

"Crime control" may exacerbate conditions that lead to crime in our society.

Pager was the first to study criminal history outside of education and labor markets.