Let them out of the jails and into the workforce, that'll keep em from murdering people
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/01/05/harris-county-adopts-new-fair-chance-policy-no-longer-asking-about-criminal-histories-on-county-job-applications/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/01/05/harris-county-adopts-new-fair-chance-policy-no-longer-asking-about-criminal-histories-on-county-job-applications/
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HOUSTON Harris County Commissioners adopted a plan Tuesday from Harris Attorney Christian Menefee to remove barriers for job candidates with criminal histories who apply for positions with the county.
The "Fair Chance Policy" was approved by a vote of 3-2.
The plan bans most Harris County agencies from including questions about criminal history on job applications.
"Study after study has shown that when employers ask the question of criminal history on the application, they tend to prescreen the applicant at that point and screen them out of the employment process," Menefee said during a press conference Tuesday morning.
The policy also prohibits consideration of arrests that did not end in conviction, disqualifying applicants solely because of a conviction, and mandates criminal history checks be conducted only after a conditional offer of employment is made.
"When you do the check earlier in the process, and there hasn't been a meaningful opportunity to engage the applicant, employers are more likely to screen them for their potential employer out of the process, whereas when it's done later, and there's more engagement by both sides, there's more investment in the potential employee and applicant," Menefee said.
