Study: Black men, white ex-cons share equal job prospects

[Chauga]

Black men with no criminal histories are about as likely to be offered jobs in New York City as white men with felony convictions, according to a new study.

The study, released Thursday by the city Commission on Human Rights, found that employers call back black men who presented resumes with no criminal background 16 percent of the time _ about as often as white men who reported criminal histories.

Meanwhile, blacks with convictions in their past were called back just 6 percent of the time. Whites with clean records were offered jobs 21 percent of the time.

The study, led by sociology professors Devah Pager and Bruce Western of Princeton University, followed 13 men on 3,500 job interviews over the course of a year beginning in February 2004. The men posed as high school graduates with similar credentials and applied for such jobs as deli clerks, telemarketers and cashiers.


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/ny-bc-ny--race-hiring0617jun17,0,4216346.story?coll=sfla-business-front

[Ravenseye]

1. Wish there were more about the study.

At least a link to it in the article or something if available.

So the had people pose with simliar resumes

white no criminal background 21%
black no criminal background 16%
white criminal background 16%
black criminal background 6%

The crime they admited to was 18 months on a drug conviction.

Racism is alive and well.

[Igel]

5. It's an interesting study.

I'd watch this link for it to pop up in the next few months.

http://www.princeton.edu/~western/

There's a parallel page for the coauthor, but she's too new to have much up.

The draft ms is probably either being passed around for actual review by peers, prior to submission for peer review, and when it's accepted (provisionally or not) will be posted.

[Barkley]

2. Who says crime doesn't pay?

This study was done in NYC - not the most conservative place in America...

[Kraklen]

3. You mean white people treat black people like criminals?

Wow. I've never heard of such a thing.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. see..America IS colorblind! There's no problem anymore!

:sarcasm: