1. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
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2. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
Part I - Polling conducted by GFK Roper
2012 Polling/Interviews conducted in February
2009 Polling/Interviews conducted in January
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3. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
CONTEXT - Rasmussen Reports
Right Direction
Wrong Track
January 19-25, 2009
27%
63%
February 20-26, 2012
32%
61%
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4. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
CONTEXT – The Conference Board
Consumer Confidence Index®
January 2009
37.7
January 2012
70.8
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5. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
CONTEXT – Unemployment – Bureau of Labor Statistics
January 2009
7.8%
February 2012
8.3%
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6. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
Question – Employers & Types of Data
“Please tell me whether or not you believe an employer should be able to review each of the following prior to making a hiring decision. For each item, please tell me if you think they should be allowed to review it always, usually, sometimes or never.”
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7. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
Question – Employers & Types of Data
Arrest Record
Criminal Conviction
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8. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
Employers & Types of Data - Arrest Record
2009
2009 Always/
Usually/
Sometimes
2012
2012 Always/
Always/
Usually
73.7%
70.3%
20.5%
94.2%
20.8%
90.1%
Never
5.2%
8.4%
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9. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
Employers & Types of Data - Conviction
2009
2009 Always/
Usually/
Sometimes
2012
2012 Always/
Always/
Usually
81.3%
75.7%
12.7%
94%
16%
91.7%
Never
5.1%
7.5%
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10. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
Part II - HR Professionals & Consumers
2012 Consumer Polling conducted by GFK Roper
2010 Polling Conducted by SHRM
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11. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
Question - HR Professionals & Consumers
“If you were an employer, how influential would each of the following be in your decision to NOT extend a job offer to someone? Would you say not at all influential, not too influential, somewhat influential, or very influential?”
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12. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
HR Professionals & Consumers – Summary of Somewhat/Very Influential
Type of Crime
HR Professionals
Consumers
Convicted of a violent felony
100%
95.5%
Convicted of a non-violent felony
98%
87%
Convicted of a violent misdemeanor
96%
88.3%
Convicted of a non-violent misdemeanor
73%
74%
Arrested/no conviction
31%
56.7%
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13. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
Question - HR Professionals & Consumers
“How influential do you think each of the following factors should be to an employer when deciding whether or not to extend a job offer to someone based on their criminal background check? Would you say not at all influential, not too influential, somewhat influential, or very influential?”
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14. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
HR Professionals & Consumers – Summary of Somewhat/Very Influential
Factors/Crimes
HR Professionals
Consumers
Severity of the crime
97%
91.9%
Number of convictions
95%
91.4%
Relevance to position
93%
90.1%
Length of time since the crime
89.0%
Age of applicant when crime occurred
81%
87.9%
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15. Fair and Responsible use of Criminal History Data for Employment Decisions
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