Many Criminal Records Create More Social And Economic Problems Than They Solve

Criminal records are keeping people out of work and holding back the economy. "America’s steep rate of incarceration must be high on the list of what keeps Janet Yellen up at night. ... High quality global journalism requires investment. Almost one in three adult Americans, about 75m people, are included on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s criminal database. Details for roughly half those names are incomplete. To enter the FBI’s list, you need not have been convicted in a court — merely arrested at one time or another. Most employers carry out background searches on job applicants and screen out those with criminal records." The Financial Times.

Pax on both houses: 70 Million Americans Have Arrest Or ...

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Jan 28, 2015 - Criminal records are keeping the economy from full employment. "Seventy million people have some sort of criminal record — an arrest or  ...

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Aug 20, 2014 - How decades of criminal records hold back towns like Ferguson ... receive student loans, food stamps, and public housing in many states.

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Jan 30, 2015 - Criminologists have found that young people who are stopped by the police or arrested are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior and to  ...

King David: Common Criminal Or Uncommon Criminal?

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