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    1 in 3 adults in the United States have a criminal record, which offers significant challenges to these individuals, including reentering the job market after incarceration. Over the years, there’s been a push for “Ban the Box” policies that call for removing questions asking about criminal history on job applications to give former offenders a fair chance by delaying background checks until later in the hiring process. Those who are against early screening argue that former offenders shouldn’t continue to be punished by the system, especially when it disproportionally affects minorities. It also prevents applicants from contributing and reintegrating into society and reducing dependency on social services. Those who disagree and say that screening a job applicant’s criminal history is important, argue that employers have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their business, employees, and customers and make informed hiring decisions. Without early screening, some recent studies show that employers might unconsciously resort to biased assumptions or stereotypes when evaluating candidates. With this context, we debate Ban the Box: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications?
    
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Claudia Rosett

Staff Journalist-in-Residence at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Among her other positions at the Wall Street Journal, Rosett served as a member of the editorial board (1997–2002) and reporter and bureau chief in the Moscow bureau (1993–96). She writes regularly for the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Commentary, American Spectator, and the Weekly Standard and makes frequent TV and radio appearances.

Debates Featuring Claudia Rosett

Russia is Becoming Our Enemy Again

With Nina Khrushcheva, Robert Legvold, Mark Medish, Claudia Rosett, Bret Stephens, J. Michael Waller
October 30, 2007

Upon meeting Vladimir Putin in 2001, President George W. Bush announced that he had looked the Russian leader in the eye and found him to be “straightforward and trustworthy.” Since then, we have witnessed the rise of an authoritarian state, bolstered military capabilities, and growing antagonism toward the West. Could this be the start of a new Cold War, or do strategic differences mean a cold peace, and nothing more?

Russia is Becoming Our Enemy Again

Upon meeting Vladimir Putin in 2001, President George W. Bush announced that he had looked the Russian leader in the eye and found him to be “straightforward and trustworthy.” Since then, we have witnessed the…

With Nina Khrushcheva, Robert Legvold, Mark Medish, Claudia Rosett, Bret Stephens, J. Michael Waller
October 30, 2007

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