OFA Brown Bag Series: Ex-Offenders, Criminal Background Checks, and Racial Consequences

On August 20, 2014, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted a Brown Bag "Ex-Offenders, Criminal Background Checks, and their Racial Consequences." This Brown Bag featured Dr. Michael A. Stoll, a Professor of Public Policy and Urban Planning at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA. During the Brown Bag, Dr. Stoll discussed his research on the barriers to re-entry of ex-offender hiring. His presentation included extensive employer research and rigorous statistical analysis to visualize the challenges and barriers to employment facing for ex-offenders currently.