The Criminal Record Complex: Risk, Race, Capita. Burch, Burch,**

Princeton University Press

The Criminal Record ComplexRisk, Race, and the Struggle for Work in America\nAuthor(s): Melissa Burch\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691272108, 978-0691272108\nSynopsis\nHow a convergence of policy, law, and profit drives the use of criminal background checks in hiring\n\nMost employers in the United States routinely conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, weeding out those with criminal convictionsand thus denying opportunities to those who need them most. In this powerful analysis, Melissa Burch sheds light on one of the most significant forces of social and economic marginalization of our timediscrimination on the basis of criminal records. Chronicling the daily interactions of hiring managers, workforce development professionals, and job-seekers with felony convictions in Southern California, Burch shows that this discrimination is not simply a matter of employer bias. Hiring.