Episode 5: Kevin Schnepel on diversion from felony conviction

Kevin Schnepel talks about the effects of diversion from a felony conviction on long-run outcomes for criminal defendants.

“Diversion in the Criminal Justice System” by Michael Mueller-Smith and Kevin T. Schnepel

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “Juvenile incarceration, human capital, and future crime: Evidence from randomly assigned judges” by Anna Aizer and Joseph J. Doyle, Jr.

• “Incarceration, recidivism and employment” by Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine V. Løken, and Magne Mogstad.

• “The criminal and labor market impacts of incarceration” by Michael Mueller-Smith 

• “The labeling of convicted felons and its consequences for recidivism” by Ted Chiricos, Kelle Barrick, William Bales, and Stephanie Bontrager.
  “The mark of a criminal record” by Devah Pager.

• “Marked: Race, crime, and finding work in an era of mass incarceration” by Devah Pager.

• “Discrimination in a low-wage labor market a field experiment” by Devah Pager, Bart Bonikowski, and Bruce Western.

• “The Unintended Consequences of 'Ban the Box': Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories Are Hidden” by Jennifer L. Doleac and Benjamin Hansen.

• “Expungement of Criminal Convictions: An Empirical Study” by J.J. Prescott and Sonja B. Starr.

• “Unmarked? Criminal Record Clearing and Employment Outcomes” by Jeffrey Selbin, Justin McCrary, and Joshua Epstein.