%0 Journal Article
%T Employers' perceptions on the disclosure of juvenile records
%J Journal of juvenile justice
%D 2015
%A Pham, Yen Kim
%A Unruh, Deanne
%A Waintrup, Miriam
%V 4
%N 2
%P 111-122
%X This exploratory study surveyed a national convenience sample of 475 employers to examine whether and when juvenile offenders should disclose their records when seeking employment. The majority of employers recommended disclosure during the job interview. Key factors that employers considered important in this decision were the nature of the offense and the nature of their business. Qualitative analysis of employers' comments to an open-ended question revealed six distinctive dispositions toward the hiring of adjudicated youth, ranging from youth advocacy to zero tolerance. Implications for practice and future research are also discussed.   Yen Kim Pham, Department of Educational Specialties, University of New Mexico; Deanne Unruh, Secondary Special Education & Transition Programs, University of Oregon; Miriam Waintrup, Secondary Special Education & Transition Programs, University of Oregon. This study was supported in part by a development grant funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (# R324A080140). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not reflect the position of IES and such endorsements should not be inferred. The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Yen Kim Pham, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC05 3040, Albuquerque, NM 87131. E-mail: ykp@unm.edu  Keywords: disclosure, employer, juvenile record, juvenile confidentiality, adjudication, juvenile justice<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I CSR
%@ 2153-8026
%U http://dx.doi.org/