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Identifying and evaluating factors that enhance former offenders' hiring-related outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Kemol J., author
dc.contributor.authorCleveland, Jeanette, advisor
dc.contributor.authorGibbons, Alyssa, advisor
dc.contributor.authorDik, Bryan, committee member
dc.contributor.authorHenle, Chris, committee member
dc.contributor.authorKraiger, Kurt, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T10:32:58Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T10:32:58Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractFormer offenders face several barriers to re-entry into society and the workplace. One such barrier includes employers' negative and unfounded attitudes of former offenders, which may lead to unfair bias in hiring. Crandall and Eshleman's (2003) justification-suppression model (JSM) posits that such prejudicial attitudes can be suppressed. Guided by the JSM theoretical framework, the current two-study project was designed to (1) identify prejudice suppression factors that might increase employers' willingness to hire former offenders – more specifically former minor drug offenders (FMDOs) and (2) test the efficacy of two suppression factors in a hypothetical hiring setting. Study 1 was an interview study of 13 employers, across several industries, on what factors made them more likely to consider hiring FMDOs. Thematic analysis results yielded 30 factors that were classified as situation-related, employer-related, and applicant-related suppression factors. The two most frequently endorsed prejudice suppression factors were: (1) evidence of the applicant's desistance & positive change, and (2) evidence of the applicant's honest disclosure of their background. In Study 2, the efficacy of these two suppression factors (desistance and disclosure) was tested to assess whether FMDOs' hiring-related outcomes were improved by manipulating suppressor evidence (desistance, disclosure, or no suppressor) and the offense type of the applicant (traffic offense, minor drug offense, and serious drug-related offense) in a hypothetical hiring context, for a retail sales associate position. Using a sample of 230 hiring managers in a retail setting, a significant main effect of offense type was found. No significant main effect was found for suppressor evidence on hiring recommendations. Neither offense type nor suppressor evidence was related to participants' concerns about hiring the applicants, or their proposed starting salary for applicants. Implications of these findings, alternative theoretical explanations, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
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dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifierAnderson_colostate_0053A_18361.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/238532
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjecthiring outcomes
dc.subjectformer offenders
dc.subjectsuppression factors
dc.titleIdentifying and evaluating factors that enhance former offenders' hiring-related outcomes
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thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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