Milwaukee’s Disregarded Population
The research was a partial replication of Devah Pager’s study of the effect of a criminal record on employment opportunities in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin labor market. A quantitative and qualitative method was utilized to examine the effects of a criminal record, race, and the relationship between em...
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| description | The research was a partial replication of Devah Pager’s study of the effect of a criminal record on employment opportunities in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin labor market. A quantitative and qualitative method was utilized to examine the effects of a criminal record, race, and the relationship between employers’ willingness to hire ex-offenders and their actual hiring of ex-offenders. An experimental audit was conducted by two testers (one Black male and one White male) to audit 30 employers. The results supported Pager’s findings. There was a dramatic negative effect for the Black male tester. Three themes emerged from the testers’ diaries and debriefings: (a) the application process was influenced in the favor of the White male by a “gatekeeper,” (b) racism was evident, and (c) an emotional effect was noted on both testers. Finally, during a telephone survey of the same employers, they indicated a willingness to hire both ex-offenders regardless of their race, yet the audit revealed the opposite. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2007295a6f8440c81db99eea78764702022-12-21T19:21:35ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402013-09-01310.1177/215824401350249110.1177_2158244013502491Milwaukee’s Disregarded PopulationLenard Wells0Olive Branch, MS, USAThe research was a partial replication of Devah Pager’s study of the effect of a criminal record on employment opportunities in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin labor market. A quantitative and qualitative method was utilized to examine the effects of a criminal record, race, and the relationship between employers’ willingness to hire ex-offenders and their actual hiring of ex-offenders. An experimental audit was conducted by two testers (one Black male and one White male) to audit 30 employers. The results supported Pager’s findings. There was a dramatic negative effect for the Black male tester. Three themes emerged from the testers’ diaries and debriefings: (a) the application process was influenced in the favor of the White male by a “gatekeeper,” (b) racism was evident, and (c) an emotional effect was noted on both testers. Finally, during a telephone survey of the same employers, they indicated a willingness to hire both ex-offenders regardless of their race, yet the audit revealed the opposite.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244013502491 |
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