EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

• Published in: Harvard law review Vol. 133; no. 8; pp. 2460 - 2556
• Main Authors: Prescott, J.J., Starr, Sonja B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Harvard Law Review Association 01.06.2020
• Subjects: CIVIL LIBERTIES; Civil rights; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; Criminal justice, Administration of; Criminal records; Demographic aspects; Economic aspects; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE; Ex-convicts; Expungement; Laws, regulations and rules; Lawyers; LEGAL PROFESSION; Wages and salaries; UNITED STATES

Laws permitting the expungement of criminal convictions are a key component of modern criminal justice reform efforts and have been the subject of a recent upsurge in legislative activity. This debate has been almost entirely devoid of evidence about the laws’ effects, in part because the necessary...