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It is when someone does not experience equality of opportunity in employment because of their criminal record.

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It occurs whenever a person is: refused in a job dismissed from employment denied from training opportunities denied to promotion subjected to less favorable working conditions harassed at work denied to an employment-related license or registration because he/she has a criminal record or a police record in which convictions, charges, police investigations, spent convictions and unrecorded convictions can be seen.

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Most probably the victims would be the people who: * had a bad past behind them which led them to be imprisoned * were falsely accused Special cases: People applying for admission in certain occupations like:

police and correction officer Lawyer Doctors security professionals

* Before the Interview you can prevent this

discrimination

* Defend yourself if youre unlawfully dismissed

by the employer