Would you employ an ex-convict ?

The article below taken from bbc news indicates that quite a few would
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6661667.st...
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I agree with the first post, depends on the crime. I think that there is quite few ex-cons who wish they could turn back the clock and change things.

Also, you have figure in that some people end up going to jail and are innocent. I think if the person is in a rehab program and is walking a straight line we need to give them a chance. Some people do change. Some don't however they should be given the chance if they are willing to do rehab and following strict guidelines.

Some people who are released from jail when applying for a job are turned down because of a background check. When people are turned away and are not given a chance they will go back to their old ways. There are plenty of studies that show that the current prison system have become purely punitive, offering no opportunity for self-improvement.

However there is not enough of government or private programs out there to help out ex-cons walk the straight and narrow.

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Depends on the crime!

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i have and will again

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Depends on the crime.

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Depends on the crime, what I was hiring him/her for, and how long ago it was committed.

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depends on the crime
depends on how long ago that conviction was

if i was bank, i wouldn't hire someone who had felony theft on his record

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depends on his crime and his on the job skills

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Why not? Everyone deserves a second chance...

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Yea i do.......Im self-employed............

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it is by far less immoral to say yes to this questions, depending on who you are and how secure your business is I think that most people should say yes depending on the possible losses that they could encounter. If they are secure, as they should be if they have good moral and faith in their lifestyle, it would not be too harmful to employ a criminal. If they are not a secure and upstanding person, maybe they deserve to have a criminal working with them, that's just proof of God's grace.

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My massage therapist is an ex-con but, no, not in my office.

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probably not, you want to have good people to represent you.

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Why not if they can prove they have the competancy to do the job coupled with experience and relevant qualifications if needed...Convicts includes all ex prisoners ,including those for minor offences such as victimless crimes ie council tax evasion.

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Depends on the crime and if they have the relevant skills for the job.

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yes i would it keeps the others in line,as it would be easy to blame the con for their wrong doing.

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No

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It would depend on the severity of the crime and the amount of time since the conviction.