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CJEI conducts research around the topic of employment and criminal justice.

The CCRPS Project

CJEI engages in research to study reentry practices and influences policy makers and legislators on criminal justice reform. CJEI brought together a research team including legal experts and social scientists—forming the Cornell Criminal Records Panel Study (CCRPS).

Estimating Intersecting Labor Market Disparities for Justice-Impacted Individuals with Disabilities

CJEI’s Director of Research, Matt Saleh, collaborated with YTI’s Jennifer Brooks and Star Yanxin Goa to co-author a new article on the relationship between justice-impacted individuals with disabilities and the labor market.
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Estimating Intersecting Labor Market Disparities for Justice-Impacted Individuals with Disabilities

CCRPS Presents at U.S. DOL Virtual Convening

The CCRPS team presented their findings of the research project, “Criminal Record Inaccuracies and the Impact of a Record Education Intervention on Employment-Related Outcomes” at a virtual convening with the Department of Labor.
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CCRPS Presents at U.S. DOL Virtual Convening

Analyzing Reentry Training

Millions of Americans have criminal records, which can limit the ability to get a job, driver’s license, and occupational license, as well as limit the access to housing, social services, and even voting in some places.
Photo: Students at an IDEO work session
Analyzing Reentry Training

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