IRP mourns the loss of Devah Pager, whose seminal research was credited with shaping a national program to help newly released prisoners get jobs
IRP mourns the loss of Devah Pager, whose seminal research was credited with shaping a national program to help newly released prisoners get jobs
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Devah Pager, Who Documented Race Bias in Job Market, Dies at 46
Her research established that a white man, even if he had a felony conviction, fared better when applying for a job than a black man with no criminal record.