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Employment and justice-involved

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We design and deliver training programs for employers looking to expand their talent pool, justice-involved people looking for employment, and community partners to develop training and employment resources.

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Our Training Our Impact

Case Study: We educate job seekers with criminal records about their legal rights to help them integrate into the workforce. This is a brief overview of our employer training.
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Employer Training: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

CJEI trained HR leaders at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on criminal-records and employment laws to help them hire skilled workers with criminal records for “landside” roles at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty airports.
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Employer Training: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Case Study: Queensboro Job Fair

This is the story of how CJEI partnered with Queensboro Correctional Facility, the NYSDOL, and other reentry partners to hold the Queensboro Job Fair. The aim was to to connect employers with a talented group of job seekers that were involved with the criminal justice system.
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Case Study: Queensboro Job Fair

Resources

Guides, Hiring Strategies & Best Practices

Improve employment opportunities for people with criminal records by using our guides on employment laws, understanding the benefits of hiring from this talent pool, and learning best practices.

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Research

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Researchers can collaborate with us on their data sets and contact us to discuss longitudinal studies.

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CJEI Stories

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Webinar: Fair-Chance Hiring: How HR Innovation Is Creating Job Pathways for Justice-Impacted People

Join us for an insightful conversation on enhancing HR hiring practices for marginalized workers, particularly those with criminal records.
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Webinar: Fair-Chance Hiring: How HR Innovation Is Creating Job Pathways for Justice-Impacted People

HR Tool Helps Job Applicants With Criminal Records Land Jobs

Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Human Resources plans to roll out a pilot of Restorative Records, an online tool where job applicants with criminal records can provide context about their past and details about their rehabilitation.
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HR Tool Helps Job Applicants With Criminal Records Land Jobs

Cleaning Up Criminal Records: CJEI Event to Walk Through New Clean Slate Act

On Nov. 18, Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI) will cohost an event at Tompkins County Public Library in Ithaca, NY, to educate the public on New York State’s upcoming Clean Slate Act.
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Cleaning Up Criminal Records: CJEI Event to Walk Through New Clean Slate Act

Meet the CJEI Team

Timothy McNutt

  • Director, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative

Timothy McNutt, as Director of the Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI) at the Cornell ILR School’s Center for Applied Research on Work, uses his extensive background in criminal law,

Jodi Anderson Jr.

  • Director of Technological Innovation, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative

Jodi Anderson Jr is the Director of Technological Innovation at Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative, where he is responsible for spearheading the developm

Matthew Saleh

  • Director of Research, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative

Matthew Saleh is the Director of Research at the Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI).

Thomas Jones

  • Fair Employment Practice Specialist, Cornell University

"I am a purpose-driven individual and a graduate of Cornell's ILR School, currently serving as a Fair Employment Practice Specialist supporting Central HR, CJEI, and CPEP.

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