Journal article
The Use of Criminal History Information in College Admissions Decisions
Abstract
To understand the potential public health and social justice implications of criminal background screening on college admissions, we examined postsecondary institutions’ reasons for collecting or not collecting applicants’ criminal justice information. We invited heads of admissions from 300 randomly sampled postsecondary institutions to complete an online survey between November 2010 and January 2011. We linked survey data to publicly …
Authors
Pierce MW; Runyan CW; Bangdiwala SI
Journal
Journal of School Violence, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 359–376
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
October 2, 2014
DOI
10.1080/15388220.2013.870061
ISSN
1538-8220