Do you think ex-cons should be denied a good job because of their criminal background?

Question

Should one mistakes cost them the rest of their life?
Yes, the nature of the crime does matter but there are those ex offenders who made a mistake and want to go on with their life. Is it fair that So many obstacules are in their way??? Preventing them from every leaving the past behind... Wouldn't you think this kind of discrimination only turns ex cons back to the way they were???

Answer 1

Our society likes to believe we practice what we preach but we don't. If you have served your sentence then you have paid your debt and your past should be forgiven. However, what you did and your chances of re-offending are fair considerations to potential employers. I am an active advocate for survivors of sexual assault and child rape/sexual assault. Pedophiles and rapists are very low on my list of who to help next, but, with sex offenders mandatory registration, I can't help but think we are creating more problems. Sex offenders need to support themselves but I don't want them around vulnerable populations. So it is a very difficult situation to solve.

Answer 2

You are obviously looking at this only from the viewpoint of the ex-con. Think about the viewpoint of the employer. If you have 12 applicants for the same good job and they're all equally qualified, would you hire the ex-con over the people who have lived their lives within the law? Or, if you were an employee and your boss hired someone who had killed three people, but served his time. How secure would YOU feel in your workplace? If the former prisoner had not been involved in a violent crime, had not stolen money and had not perpetrated sexual abuses, then his chances of getting a decent job are maybe 50-50. But that "mistake" he made (love the euphemism) was very likely the only one he got caught at. It's very very rare that a person is put in jail for a first offense which wasn't violent. So, unless you can make a really good case for why that person who has been in jail should have the same opportunities as people who are law-abiding, you'll have to live with the reality that people would prefer not to associate with ex-cons.

Answer 3

Ex-cons are scum. Their needs are not important and they have little to no interest in being anything except criminals. It is both ignorant and immoral for you to imply otherwise.

What IS important is the safety of the other employees at a job site and the need for actual work to be done.

Yes....yes. It really sucks that the extremely tiny handful of people who are the exception can not get a break. But, it is their fault. It is part of the cost of choosing to be a criminal. Since the way this issue was dealt with before the rule of law was invented, was execution or banishment, they should count themselves lucky.

They are pariahs....for good reason. They DESERVE to be pariahs. And if you foolishly ignore this fact, likely they will hurt you.

Answer 4

I agree with you in some ways but I do believe if they have an extensive record of past offenses then the employer should have the right to deny them the job... and depending on the offense, this is just me but I wouldnt want someone who has been put in prison for murder to work with me. You have to think about the safety of your workers as well. But those with minor and petty offenses should not be denied a job... People do this out of fear, but I agree in some ways that its not fair to those who really want another chance at life.

Answer 5

My daughter spent 4 years in prison for shop lifting 3 strikes to a felony to support her cocaine habit.When she came out she had a stack of certificates and was happy and hopeful.She found out quickly that good jobs and housing was not accessible to her.She got so discouraged that she went back on crack and died of an overdose in Dec 2005.She could only get a job at Mc Donalds and had an auto cad certificate.Society won't let you forget.I am a nurse and I work in long term care.They won't hire felons,yet my daughter was kinder to the residents that some of the trash that works there.It is a shame.She just gave up.Society killed her.She was beautiful and loved.

Answer 6

Sure the nature of the crime matters, but so does the type of employment applied.

I mean, if you stole money from a previous company, I wouldn't be applying as a loan officer, or teller, or payroll clerk, where it would be tempting to embezzle. I would over look it, if it was say in factory production, etc.

But no, I don't believe one mark should be forever labeled unemployable to all areas. A line needs to be drawn somewhere.

Answer 7

no. in fact, an excellent resource for ex-offenders are programs that do job readiness and workplace training, which can include ethics, conflict resolution, industry specific training and even case management.

some states give tax credits to companies that hire ex-offenders and these companies can also get bonding, which protects their business against loss or damage as a result of ex-offenders.

these is data to suggest that trained and supported ex-offenders do well in working situations.

Answer 8

so what are these crimes that Princess Anne is supposed to have committed I believe you got done once for speeding many years ago but that does not make her a ex con. People do not have mugshots taken for speeding offences. and I would not class The Royal Family as misfits

Answer 9

If there is evidence that the person has changed their lifestyle and ways then they should not be denied the right for a good chance at happiness as everyone else.

Answer 10

I think that it would depend on the crime committed and the job being applied for. Sorry tired can't respond in depth.