David McElhattan received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. His research addresses relationships between criminal justice policy and social inequalities, focusing primarily on the collateral consequences of justice involvement.
Punishment | Stratification & Inequality | Law & Society | Collateral Consequences
Ph.D. 2018, Northwestern University; Sociology
M.A. 2013, Northwestern University; Sociology
B.A. 2010, Boston University; Sociology, Philosophy
McElhattan, David. 2024. “Criminal Background Check Laws and Labor Market Inequality in the United States.” Criminology & Public Policy 23(2): 391-429. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12662
McElhattan, David. 2022. “The Proliferation of Criminal Background Check Laws in the United States.” American Journal of Sociology 127(4): 1037-1093. https://doi.org/10.1086/718262
McElhattan, David. 2022. “The Exception as the Rule: Negligent Hiring Liability, Structured Uncertainty, and the Rise of Criminal Background Checks in the United States.” Law & Social Inquiry 47(1): 132-161. https://doi.org/10.1017/lsi.2021.35
McElhattan, David. 2022. “Punitive Ambiguity: State-level Criminal Record Data Quality in the Era of Widespread Background Screening.” Punishment & Society 24(3): 367-386.
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