Hiring individuals who served time in prison is not ultimately in the best interests of organization and the society. Hiring people with criminal records can harm the organization and its members. In 2009 approximately 18 percent of arrests were provided for property crimes including burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, vandalism, stolen property, forgery and counterfeiting, fraud and embezzlement. Nearly 12 percent of these people were arrested for drug offenses including production, distribution or use of controlled substances. Other offenses include drunkenness, prostitution, vagrancy, driving under the influence, weapons violations, and other issues (Solomon). This information emphasizes that such offenses harm the community.
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Some organizations require direct contacts with people and children, involve legal liability, therefore, employers may be afraid of people who already have a record (Holzer, Raphael, Stoll, p. 41). As the result, hiring an individual who served time in prison is a dangerous thing because arrest and incarceration can occur in the organization. In 2013 a school janitor was arrested for molesting 2 students in Richmond, Georgia . This employee had a previous record molesting children and the school ignored it . This is an example of negligent hiring which has cause a lawsuit against Richmond county schools . Approximately two-thirds of state prisoners were rearrested within three years of release (Solomon). Such rate of recidivism has negative societal and economic costs. The problem is that humans who served time in prison can commit crimes at their workplace (Solomon). This information emphasizes that many people reject working opportunities and continue criminal activity thus, exposing individuals to danger. Thus, employers have a right to learn a person's criminal history before …show more content…
According to the statistics, nearly 40 percent of prisoners do not have a high school diploma, have a physical impairment or mental condition, or they even used drugs before the arrest ("Employment after Prison: A Longitudinal Study of Releases in Three States"). This occurs because people do not pass effective training programs, have low levels of educational attainment and work experience, health problems, and other problems that negatively impact their employment ("Employment after Prison: A Longitudinal Study of Releases in Three States"). In other words, former prisoners are low-skilled workers, that is a negative idea for the employer. Hiring these people will cause human resources to develop training for job readiness . This will cost companies money and time , which in some cases companies don’t have
Some organizations require direct contacts with people and children, involve legal liability, therefore, employers may be afraid of people who already have a record (Holzer, Raphael, Stoll, p. 41). As the result, hiring an individual who served time in prison is a dangerous thing because arrest and incarceration can occur in the organization. In 2013 a school janitor was arrested for molesting 2 students in Richmond, Georgia . This employee had a previous record molesting children and the school ignored it . This is an example of negligent hiring which has cause a lawsuit against Richmond county schools . Approximately two-thirds of state prisoners were rearrested within three years of release (Solomon). Such rate of recidivism has negative societal and economic costs. The problem is that humans who served time in prison can commit crimes at their workplace (Solomon). This information emphasizes that many people reject working opportunities and continue criminal activity thus, exposing individuals to danger. Thus, employers have a right to learn a person's criminal history before …show more content…
According to the statistics, nearly 40 percent of prisoners do not have a high school diploma, have a physical impairment or mental condition, or they even used drugs before the arrest ("Employment after Prison: A Longitudinal Study of Releases in Three States"). This occurs because people do not pass effective training programs, have low levels of educational attainment and work experience, health problems, and other problems that negatively impact their employment ("Employment after Prison: A Longitudinal Study of Releases in Three States"). In other words, former prisoners are low-skilled workers, that is a negative idea for the employer. Hiring these people will cause human resources to develop training for job readiness . This will cost companies money and time , which in some cases companies don’t have