Credit Scores, Criminal Background Checks and Hiding the Bad Apples
Truth:
My view is actually that criminals face too many post-crime impediments to reintegrating themselves within the workforce. Private incentives not to take a risk on an ex-con do not cohere with social incentives to reintegrate workers into society and thus we get too little hiring of ex-cons. As a result, ex-cons face a low opportunity cost of recidivism.