title:
The use of criminal history records in college admissions : reconsidered
contributor:
Center for Community Alternatives (CCA),
date:
©2010
date:
Record modified: 2016-03-02
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Record created: 2016-03-02
description:
Title from PDF title page (viewed on April 17, 2015).; "This report was written by staff of the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA), Marsha Weissman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Alan Rosenthal, Esq. and Patricia Warth, Esq. Co-Directors of Justice Strategies, Elaine Wolf, Ph.D., Research Director, and Michael Messina-Yauchzy, Ph.D., Research Associate, with editorial assistance from Loren Siegel. The National HIRE Network of the Legal Action Center and its Director, Roberta Meyers-Peeples, were instrumental in identifying individuals whose stories put a human face to the issues addressed in this paper. Jeff Van Buren, Lisa Bailey, and Christine Abate helped in the proofreading of the report and Karen Jones provided production assistance."--Acknowledgements.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-46).
description:
Extent: iv, 46 pages : illustrations, digital, PDF file.
description:
Abstract: "This report reviews findings from a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by the Center for Community Alternatives in collaboration with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) that explores the use of criminal history screening in college admissions procedures. A 59-question survey was administered electronically between September 30 and October 29, 2009 through AACRAO's network of 3,248 member institutions in the United States. In all, 273 institutions responded to the survey. The survey helped inform the recommendations contained in this report."--Executive Summary.
subject:
Universities and colleges--Admission--Security measures--United States
subject:
Criminal records--United States
subject:
College students--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
relation:
OCLC No.: 942675879
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Mode of Access: World Wide Web.; System Requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
type:
application/pdf
type:
Text
type:
PDF-1.3
source:
http://www.communityalternatives.org/pdf/Reconsidered-criminal-hist-recs-in-college-admissions.pdf
language:
eng
rights:
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identifier:
Reconsidered-criminal-hist-recs-in-college-admissions
