Employment Screening and Non-Conviction Information A Human Rights Perspective /

• Main Authors: Thomas, Terry (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bennett, Kevin (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Human rights.; Criminology.; Police.; Corrections.; Punishment.; Criminal justice, Administration of.; Personnel management.; Social work.; Applied ethics.; Professional ethics.; Human Rights and Crime .; Policing.; Prison and Punishment.; Criminal Justice.; Human Resource Management.; Ethics and Values in Social Work.

This book provides a critical overview of the policy frameworks underpinning the contemporary practices of non-conviction information disclosure during pre-employment 'screening'. It questions how a man can walk free from a criminal court as an innocent person only to have all the court de...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Disclosure of Criminal Records to Employers
• 2. The Nature of 'Non-conviction Information'?
• 3. The Disclosure of 'Non-Conviction Information' to Employers 1986 to 2010
• 4. The Police Disclosure of 'Non-Conviction Information' to Employers 2010 to the present day
• 5. Making the Decision to Disclose 'Non-Conviction Information'
• 6. Human Rights
• 7. Conclusions.