Workers with Criminal Records

A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management and the Charles Koch Institute shows that while job seekers with criminal records face additional barriers during the hiring process, most employers are open to hiring people with criminal histories. Roughly two-thirds of human resources professionals indicated that their organization has experience hiring justice-involved employees, and the majority of workers at all levels indicated willingness to work with individuals with criminal records. Importantly, human resources professionals and managers report that the employees with criminal records perform just as well as—or better than—workers without records.