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Invisibilized, Labeled, and Identified: Facilitating Fair Chance Employment

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Despite important shifts in diversity initiatives in organizations, criminal history has largely not been considered a facet of diversity. Progressive sentiments have since emerged in favor of fair and equitable employment for justice-involved persons. However, willingness to hire has not been met with a significant change in actual hiring behaviors and employment with a criminal history continues to be a difficult endeavor. We consider fair-chance employment to be a critical component to opening employment prospects and shaping access to gainful employment for justice-involved individuals. We assert that a deepened understanding of the various facets, experiences, and individual perspectives embedded in this identity can ultimately enable employers to equip their respective organizations for fair consideration of job candidates, fair-chance hiring, and more equitable and inclusive work environments.

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    Kemi S. Anazodo

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  3. Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada

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Anazodo, K.S., Abbott-McLeod, A., Waraich, J. (2024). Invisibilized, Labeled, and Identified: Facilitating Fair Chance Employment. In: Young, N.C.J., Griffith, J.N. (eds) Employing Our Returning Citizens. Palgrave Studies in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization in Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54941-0_5

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