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Removing Criminal Records as a Barrier to TANF Recipients
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Ovwigho, Pam Patterson, Kathy Wielech Born, Catherine E.
Ovwigho, Pam
Patterson, Kathy Wielech
Born, Catherine E.
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2009-05-01
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Peer Reviewed
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Safety Net
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Assessments & Barriers
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Statewide
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Legal problems, including having a criminal record or history of incarceration, have received little attention, yet for a significant minority of TANF recipients, these present very real obstacles to obtaining employment. One option for some of these individuals is criminal record expungement. This brief examines the demographic characteristics and employment and TANF histories of36 individuals who have applied for expungement with the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
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