Economic Freedom in the Period of Invisible Punishment : Occupational and Business Licensing Barriers That Restrict Access to Work for Those with Criminal Records

In the United States, once people have been convicted of a crime—or, in many cases, even arrested for a crime—those people are marked for life in a way that allows states to deny them the right to earn a living in the profession of their choosing. In this short brief, we discuss the US incarceration rate, the collateral consequences to economic freedom as a result of conviction and arrest, and potential avenues for reform

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Year of publication:	2022
Authors:	Mitchell, Matthew D. ; Palagashvili, Liya
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (15 p)
Series:	Mercatus Policy Brief Series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 2022 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.4220902 [DOI]
Classification:	J44 - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations ; K14 - Criminal Law ; J4 - Particular Labor Markets
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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