Chapter
Eliminating Criminal Records for Minors
16:44 - 22:54 (06:10)
The practice of making criminal records searchable for jobs or housing is based on the assumption of untrustworthiness. Eliminating criminal records for minors who have committed nonviolent crimes or a single offense could help them avoid the obstacles of having a criminal record as an adult.
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The purpose of criminal records is to determine a person's trustworthiness, especially in job searches and leasing agreements.
16:44 - 19:46 (03:02)
Summary
The purpose of criminal records is to determine a person's trustworthiness, especially in job searches and leasing agreements. Nonviolent crimes committed by young individuals can be expunged from their record as though it never existed.
ChapterEliminating Criminal Records for Minors
EpisodeCriminal Records: No Thanks!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The podcast discusses how being a minor convicted of a sex offense could lead to a lifetime on the sex offender registry and the consequences of consensual sex with a minor as a young adult.
19:46 - 21:55 (02:08)
Summary
The podcast discusses how being a minor convicted of a sex offense could lead to a lifetime on the sex offender registry and the consequences of consensual sex with a minor as a young adult.
ChapterEliminating Criminal Records for Minors
EpisodeCriminal Records: No Thanks!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The likelihood of sex offenders reoffending, known as recidivism, is higher than that of the average criminal.
21:55 - 22:54 (00:59)
Summary
The likelihood of sex offenders reoffending, known as recidivism, is higher than that of the average criminal. However, the hosts make light of the technical term and slip in some banter about their choice of words.