Second Chance Hiring

An Economic and Ethical Necessity

Mitch Pearlstein (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2026
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
979-8-8818-0117-5 (ISBN)

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Addressing both policy and socio-cultural realities, this book makes the economic and ethical case for hiring formerly incarcerated individuals—affording them the chance for re-entry into the workforce and thus society. It examines successful re-entry programs and offers practical tips for employers considering hiring former offenders.

The USA prison system holds over a million people each year, but they are routinely barred from securing jobs upon their release. Addressing both policy and socio-cultural realities, Second Chance Hiring makes the economic and ethical case for hiring formerly incarcerated individuals—affording them the chance for re-entry into the workforce and thus society. Uniquely, this book directly addresses employer concerns about potential recidivism and mental health issues of formerly incarcerated individuals, while continuing to uphold their humanity and the value of rehabilitation. It examines successful re-entry programs from around the world that have proven to be consistently safe and effective, and it provides employers suggestions for where to start when considering hiring former offenders.

Mitch Pearlstein, PhD, is founder emeritus of the Center of the American Experiment, a think tank for which he served as president for nearly twenty-five years. His previous books include From Family Collapse to America’s Decline: The Educational, Economic, and Social Costs of Family Fragmentation and Broken Bonds: What Family Fragmentation Means for America’s Future. He lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota with his wife, The Rev. Diane Darby McGowan.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Economic Case for Second Chance Hiring
Chapter 2: The Ethical Case for Second Chance Hiring
Chapter 3: Avoiding Cultural Trapdoors
Chapter 4: Fear of Crime and Second Chance Hiring
Chapter 5: Why Reentry Succeeds and Fails
Chapter 6: The Redemption Project
Chapter 7: What We Can Learn from International Reentry
Chapter 8: What Employers Need to Know and Do
Chapter 9: Strengthening Criminal Justice
Chapter 10: A Place at the Table
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	26.11.2025
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-13	979-8-8818-0117-5 / 9798881801175
Zustand	Neuware