The Mark of a Criminal Record1

By D. Pager. American Journal of Sociology, 2003

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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Local labor markets and criminal recidivism (2017, neutral): “E-mail: cyang@law.harvard.edu.”
The “name game”: affective and hiring reactions to first names (2008, background): “For example, a recent study found that a Caucasian applicant with a conviction for selling drugs was more likely to be called back after a job interview than an African ‐ American with no record (Pager, 2003).”
Those They Leave Behind: Paternal Incarceration and Maternal Instrumental Support (2012, background): “The consequences of incarceration for men are pervasive, as currently and formerly incarcerated men have damaged labor market prospects (Pager, 2003; Western, 2006), decreased union stability (Massoglia, Remster, & King, 2011; Western, 2006), increased physical health problems (Massoglia, 2008), and”
Disparities at the intersection of marginalized groups (2016, background): “Others have documented higher callback rates for whites with criminal records than blacks without one, despite equivalent resumes [28, 33].”
The Effect of Incarceration on Marriage and Work Over the Life Course (2005, methodology): “More recently, Pager ( 2003 ), using a matched‐pair design, found that employers were half as likely to consider a job candidate with a prior conviction, even if the person was equally qualified.”
Enduring Risk? Old Criminal Records and Predictions of Future Criminal Involvement (2007, methodology): “…limit employment opportunities for offenders both formally— through legislation prohibiting the hire of ex-offenders into certain occupations— and informally—by communicating to the potential employer that this individual is a higher-than-average employment risk (Holzer et al., 2003; Pager, 2003).”
Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy: Evidence from a Field Experiment (2017, methodology): “Pope and Sydnor (2011) find that loan listings with pictures of African-Americans on Prosper.”
Criminal Justice Through “Colorblind” Lenses: A Call to Examine the Mutual Constitution of Race and Criminal Justice (2015, background): “Cumulative disadvantage has been demonstrated throughout court processes; however, no completed studies have examined the cumulative effect of race along the entire criminal justice process, from arrest through parole (Omori 2013).”
Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States: an Intergenerational Perspective* (2018, neutral): “…and debated, with proposed explanations ranging from residential segregation (e.g., Wilson 1987; Massey and Denton 1993) and discrimination (e.g., Pager 2003; Eberhardt et al. 2004; Bertrand and Mullainathan 2004) to differences in family structure (e.g., McAdoo 2002; Autor et al. 2019).1 Most…”