12:00pm to 1:30pm
In this webinar, author and U.C. Berkeley professor of public policy Stephen Raphael will share relevant highlights from his book The New Scarlet Letter?: Negotiating the U.S. Labor Market with a Criminal Record. Key topics will include what is known about impact of criminal records and incarceration on people’s employment prospects, including employers’ perceptions of former inmates, and about the effectiveness of programs to help connect these job-seekers with employment. Professor Raphael will also share observations about the implications of increasing levels of incarceration and background checks on the U.S. labor market, including disparities in employment by race and ethnicity, and policy recommendations to improve employment prospects for formerly incarcerated people and those with criminal records.
Speaker:
- Steven Raphael, Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
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Wednesday, December 3 | |
| 11:00am to 12:30pm Pacific 2:00pm to 3:30pm Eastern | Sector Initiatives and Apprenticeships: Lessons from Partners for a Competitive Workforce |
Thursday, December 4 | |
| 9:00am to 10:30am Pacific 12:00pm to 1:30pm Eastern | Sector Initiatives and Apprenticeships: Policy and Practice Lessons from WRTP/BIG STEP |
| 11:00am to 12:30pm Pacific 2:00pm to 3:30pm Eastern | “Fair Chance” Practices to Support Employment of People with Criminal Records |
Friday, December 5 | |
| 9:00am to 10:30am Pacific 12:00pm to 1:30pm Eastern | Dealing with "The New Scarlet Letter": What Research Tells Us about Negotiating the U.S. Labor Market with a Criminal Record |
| 11:00am to 12:30pm Pacific 2:00pm to 3:30pm Eastern | Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Criminal Records – Lessons from Per Scholas and New Century Careers |
Tuesday, December 9 | |
| 11:00am to 12:30pm Pacific 2:00pm to 3:30pm Eastern | Sector Initiatives and Youth – Lessons from JobsFirstNYC’s Young Adult Sectoral Employment Project (YASEP) |
Wednesday, December 10 | |
| 10:00am to 11:30am Pacific 1:00pm to 2:30pm Eastern | Sector Initiatives and Youth – Lessons from Per Scholas and District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund |
Thursday, December 11 | |
| 9:00am to 10:30am Pacific 12:00pm to 1:30pm Eastern | Sector Initiatives and Career Pathways - Policy Lessons from the Alliance for Quality Career Pathways |
| 11:00am to 12:30pm Pacific 2:00pm to 3:30pm Eastern | Sector Initiatives and Career Pathways – Lessons from Towards Employment's WorkAdvance Initiative |
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