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

by Kevin Bennett and Terry Thomas

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 details of his acquittal passed to any potential employer.Despite several million 'enhanced' criminal background checks being performed each year, there has been little...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030287106
• ISBN13: 9783030287108
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"