A new college admissions test: your criminal background

By at 2 July, 2010, 9:02 am

Higher education is supposed to give people a leg up to move ahead in work and society. But in light of some recent high-profile campus massacres, a growing number of colleges and universities have begun checking applicants' criminal histories along with their high school transcripts, Inside Higher Ed reports .  Not everyone is sold on the idea, which comes with its share of problems even as it seeks to resolve a huge concern. Darby Dickerson, vice president and dean at the

Stetson University College of Law, described criminal background checks to the publication as a "legal and policy jigsaw puzzle" of intertwined concerns about campus safety, legal risk and individual rights. Others, meanwhile, suggested that it's the wrong approach to essentially post a Keep Out sign to people with a criminal past, people who need a fresh start as much if not more than others. Your thoughts?

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A new college admissions test: your criminal background

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