Ban the Box in Higher Education Research Articles
Full reports are available to coalition members upon request
RAND study that shows effectiveness of correctional education.
LINK
Citation
Davis, L. M., Bozick, R., Steele, J. L., Saunders, J., & Miles, J. N. (2013).
LINK
Citation
Davis, L. M., Bozick, R., Steele, J. L., Saunders, J., & Miles, J. N. (2013).
Review of the harmful practice of asking about criminal history on college applications.
Recommendation that colleges remove the question.
Cited often in Ban the Box in Higher Ed advocacy.
Link:
Citation
Boxed Out: Criminal History Screening and College Application Attrition (2016)
Center for Community Alternatives; NY, NY
Recommendation that colleges remove the question.
Cited often in Ban the Box in Higher Ed advocacy.
Link:
Citation
Boxed Out: Criminal History Screening and College Application Attrition (2016)
Center for Community Alternatives; NY, NY
Comprehensive literature review on college admission policies surrounding justice involved students.
Link
Citation
Custer, B. D. (2016). College admission policies for ex-offender students: A literature review.
Journal of Correctional Education, 67(2), 35-43.
Link
Citation
Custer, B. D. (2016). College admission policies for ex-offender students: A literature review.
Journal of Correctional Education, 67(2), 35-43.
Study which examined whether preliminary reports of racial impacts evidenced in ban the box for employment were similar for ban the box in higher education. Matched pairs experiment found no evidence to support the same effects across ban the box movements. Recommendations were to narrow the scope of the inquiries or remove the question from college applications completely.
Link
Citation
Stewart, R., & Uggen, C. (2020). Criminal records and college admissions: A modified experimental audit.
Criminology, 58(1), 156-188.
Link
Citation
Stewart, R., & Uggen, C. (2020). Criminal records and college admissions: A modified experimental audit.
Criminology, 58(1), 156-188.
This study found that college attendance and investment in higher education are negatively associated with criminal offending in adulthood. In addition, the protective effect of higher education is stronger for individuals who were more delinquent during adolescence.
Link
Citation
Ford, J. A., & Schroeder, R. D. (2010). Higher education and criminal offending over the life course.
Sociological Spectrum, 31(1), 32-58.
Link
Citation
Ford, J. A., & Schroeder, R. D. (2010). Higher education and criminal offending over the life course.
Sociological Spectrum, 31(1), 32-58.
Case study of applicant experience with conviction history.
Link
Citation
Custer, B. D. (2013). Admission Denied: A Case Study of an Ex-Offender.
Journal of College Admission, 219, 16-19.
Link
Citation
Custer, B. D. (2013). Admission Denied: A Case Study of an Ex-Offender.
Journal of College Admission, 219, 16-19.
Documents how criminal history policy is not effective at one university.
Link
Citation
Custer, B. D. (2013). Why college admissions policies for students with felony convictions are not working at one institution.
College and University, 88(4), 28.
Link
Citation
Custer, B. D. (2013). Why college admissions policies for students with felony convictions are not working at one institution.
College and University, 88(4), 28.
Policy paper highlighting balanced approach to Ban the Box in Higher Ed movement from law student at Cornell.
Link
Citation
Jung, H. S. (2016). Ban the box in college applications: A balanced approach.
Cornell JL & Pub. Pol'y, 26, 171.
Link
Citation
Jung, H. S. (2016). Ban the box in college applications: A balanced approach.
Cornell JL & Pub. Pol'y, 26, 171.
Screening questions on college applications were not predictive of who would engage in misconduct during college.
Cohort analysis of 120 college students at a large puclic university.
Link
Citation
Runyan, C. W., Pierce, M. W., Shankar, V., & Bangdiwala, S. I. (2013).
Can student-perpetrated college crime be predicted based on precollege misconduct?.
Injury prevention, 19(6), 405-411.
Cohort analysis of 120 college students at a large puclic university.
Link
Citation
Runyan, C. W., Pierce, M. W., Shankar, V., & Bangdiwala, S. I. (2013).
Can student-perpetrated college crime be predicted based on precollege misconduct?.
Injury prevention, 19(6), 405-411.
Large RAND and BJA report from their comprehensive review on correctional education.
Link
Citation
Davis, L. M., Steele, J. L., Bozick, R., Williams, M. V., Turner, S., Miles, J. N., ... & Steinberg, P. S. (2014).
How effective is correctional education, and where do we go from here? The results of a comprehensive evaluation.
Rand Corporation.
Link
Citation
Davis, L. M., Steele, J. L., Bozick, R., Williams, M. V., Turner, S., Miles, J. N., ... & Steinberg, P. S. (2014).
How effective is correctional education, and where do we go from here? The results of a comprehensive evaluation.
Rand Corporation.
This study evaluated reasons given by colleges for collecting criminal background information. Schools reporting the collect criminal histories expressed great reluctance to admit students with criminal justice involvement. The results raise concerns on how the information is being used in college admissions.
Link
Citation
Pierce, M. W., Runyan, C. W., & Bangdiwala, S. I. (2014). The use of criminal history information in college admissions decisions. Journal of School Violence, 13(4), 359-376.
Link
Citation
Pierce, M. W., Runyan, C. W., & Bangdiwala, S. I. (2014). The use of criminal history information in college admissions decisions. Journal of School Violence, 13(4), 359-376.
Results highlight stigmatizing attitudes of staff regarding students with criminal history, especially those convicted of violent offenses.
Link
Citation
Ott, M., & McTier Jr, T. S. (2019). Faculty attitudes toward college students with criminal records.
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Link
Citation
Ott, M., & McTier Jr, T. S. (2019). Faculty attitudes toward college students with criminal records.
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.