What do news report describe as the main barriers and facilitators to the successful transition o...

1. Barriers that ex-offender come across with a criminal record

1.1. Financial, hard to get a bank account or buy insurance

1.2. Housing, family and friends don't accept them.

1.3. Can't travel anywhere for sixmonths

1.4. loss of the rights to vote and own a firearm.

1.5. heavy fines make it impossible to pay it with their jobs.

1.6. restrictions of public benefits and immigration.

2. Negative reasons for not hiring ex-offenders

2.1. Bad cycle, going back to commit crime as they don't have a stable income.

2.2. Bad behaviors e.g. stealing or lying about their stories.

3. Reasons for why is it hard for them to find employment

3.1. Legislation; "intended to ensure public safety but created a major barrier for ex-offenders to fins work." > public avoid contact with ex-offender.

3.2. low educational level

3.3. removed prohibitions on professional licensing.

3.4. skills that have been taught in prison was not transferable.

3.5. not willing to find a job

3.6. life style different from the "normal"

4. Addiction

4.1. physically (on drugs)

4.2. or psychologically (the pleasure to commit crime)

5. Stigma of criminal record

5.1. society makes people who break law very "unattractive"

5.2. regrets

5.3. mental health issues

6. Trust

6.1. Company

6.1.1. More aware, afraid of them behave bad or break law again, can't be trustworthy

6.2. ex-offender

6.2.1. believing someone would accept them despite their criminal records.

6.3. society

6.3.1. fear of them breaking the law, unbalance society. "unacceptable" "unattractive"

7. paying back to society.

7.1. Ex- offenders

7.1.1. by working hard again

7.2. Goverment

7.2.1. "ban the box" policy legislation to stop prejudice.

7.3. Company

7.3.1. give opportunity by judging their work rather than their previous records.

7.4. Society in general

7.4.1. Stereotype, prejudice, label as "bad" "unattractive" "misbehaving"

8. positive reason for hiring ex-offenders

8.1. Loyalty

8.2. punctual

8.3. motivates

8.4. Company > Work Opportunity Tax Credit (maximum of $2,400 for each adult hired.

8.5. the fact that they show their regrets and want to change.

9. why would they go back and commit crimes

9.1. Feeling abounded by society, lack of help and support.

9.2. little choice

10. Prejudice with criminal records

10.1. reduce 50% callback and twice as much for black as for whites. Race

10.2. Dislike of sex offenders.

11. The invisible punishment beyond pleas

11.1. hidden issue and problems with a criminal record.

12. Social construction> how the society view this behavior and issue.

13. Negative for hiring ex-offender

13.1. company hiding the fact of hiring ex-offender and the public start to "talk"

13.2. Bad behaviors e.g. stealing or lying about their stories.

13.3. other employees judgement about them, doubting them.

14. Offenders in prsion

14.1. lack of support and training, non transferable skills.

14.2. inhuman treatment while they were in prison > hatred towards society