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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?
    
    Friday, April 19, 2024
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Kenneth Pollack

Senior Fellow and Director of Research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution

Pollack is an expert on Middle Eastern political-military affairs, with an emphasis on Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and other areas in the Persian Gulf. He is the author of “A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East” (2008).

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Diplomacy With Iran Is Going Nowhere

Though the Obama administration has offered direct, unconditional talks to the Iranian regime, Iran has failed to respond. Does America’s continued attempts to pursue diplomacy, at the expense of more forceful interventions, portray the U.S.…

With R. Nicholas Burns, Liz Cheney, Kenneth Pollack, Dan Senor

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