Middle-class Offenders as Employees – Assessing the Risk: A 35-year Follow-up

Susan McVie; Brian Francis; Keith Soothill; Les Humphreys

doi:10.1080/10509674.2013.813617

Middle-class Offenders as Employees – Assessing the Risk: A 35-year Follow-up

Susan McVie (Editor), Brian Francis, Keith Soothill, Les Humphreys

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Abstract

A 35-year follow-up of a series of 317 middle-class offenders in England and Wales suggests that the dangers of employing offenders may be more limited than expected. Although 40% were subsequently convicted, only 8% were subsequently convicted of offenses that directly and adversely affected an employer. This work should challenge the “exaggerated fears” of employers. Interestingly, variables which normally predict subsequent criminal activity made no impact in trying to predict offenses against an employer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	407-20
Journal	Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Volume	52
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2013.813617
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Francis et al (2013) Middle class offenders as emplyees
© Middle-class Offenders as Employees – Assessing the Risk : A 35-year Follow-up. / McVie, Susan (Editor); Francis, Brian; Soothill, Keith; Humphreys, Les. In: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Vol. 52, No. 6, 2013, p. 407-20.
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