01018nam a2200133   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000750005533006100013046100970074070000190083770100180085685200100087418150  a20020205u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aThe employment of ex-offenders and the UK's new criminal record Bureau  aThis article outlines the development of the UK's Criminal Records Bureau designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the screening arrangements for potential employees by disclosure of their criminal records to employers. The Bureau builds on existing arrangements that have been in place for a number of years. The authors argue that this development, which includes a much wider availability of criminal records, is an example of a new social policy that has the potential for unintended consequence of large scale social exclusion, by limiting the prospects of employment for ex-offenders.  vV.9,n.4dDec. 2001pp.459-469tEuropean Journal on Criminal Policy and ResearchcNetherlands  aGRIERbAngela   aTHOMASbTerry  jP.275