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Expungement; criminal record; collateral consequences; Doe; equitable circumstances; circuit split; Certificate of Rehabilitation; philosophy of punishment; tax incentives; ex-offenders
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Wiping The Slate… Dirty: The Inadequacies Of Expungement As A Solution To The Collateral Consequences Of Federal Convictions, Alexia Lindley Faraguna
Wiping The Slate… Dirty: The Inadequacies Of Expungement As A Solution To The Collateral Consequences Of Federal Convictions, Alexia Lindley Faraguna
Brooklyn Law Review
Criminal justice reform discussions routinely permeate political and societal media forums. Many proponents of reform highlight the concern that significant collateral consequences plague ex-offenders and prohibit them from resuming a meaningful place in society. Specifically, scholars focus on the lack of employment opportunities for ex-offenders as the most salient and detrimental collateral consequence. Some academics argue the expansion of expungement of criminal records would rectify the lack of employment opportunities to this group, and correct the general societal imbalance ex-offenders face. Wiping away an ex-offender’s past transgression is seen as a public act of forgiveness that removes the possibility of …