A just measure of forgiveness: Reforming occupational licensing regulations for ex-offenders using BFOQ analysis

Law and Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-72

  Lucken, Karol ^a   Ponte, Lucille M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Florida Coastal School of Law   (United States)

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EID: 38349187401     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2008.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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