The use of criminal background checks: does type of offense influence likelihood to interview, likelihood to hire, and salary?

To protect organizations from liabilities and litigation, background checks are becoming increasingly common during the hiring process. Correspondingly, many individuals have committed criminal offenses which often excludes them from being selected for a job. This study examines the effects of criminal offenses, such as those often identified through background checks, on selection decisions such as interviewing, hiring, and starting salary. For this study, a résumé with an accompanying background check similar to what is used in many organizations were provided to professionals and to undergraduate psychology and business students at a midsized university located in the southeastern United States. As hypothesized, criminal offenses were found to negatively impact job applicants on selection decisions except salary.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Sentell, Brittany

Contributors dc:contributor

• Weathington, Bart L.
• Biderman, Michael D.; O'Leary, Brian J.
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Employee screening
• Discrimination in employment -- United States
• Criminals -- Employment -- United States

Licence

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/441

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1583