criminal justice scorecard
FreeCap's Criminal Justice Scorecard, published in 2021 for the S&P100, makes it easier to evaluate a company’s impact on mass incarceration.
Our rating methodology centers on two thematic indicator groups: fair chance hiring, and prison risk mitigation. Five metrics fall under each of these indicators. This score provides a comprehensive look of a company's 'criminal justice footprint.' The weighting system is designed to reflect the influence of each data point in creating more equitable outcomes for justice- involved individuals.
To calculate a company's score and its positive relationship to justice-involved individuals, we weigh the following ten metrics:
Commitment to actively recruiting and hiring of formerly incarcerated workers.
Commitment to ensuring active hiring of people from diverse backgrounds.
Systems and policies to ensure non- discrimination against formerly incarcerated workers during hiring.
Systems and policies to ensure flexible employment opportunities.
Measures competitiveness of benefit packages for non-salaried workers.
Systems and policies to ensure flexible employment opportunities.
A broad assessment of the company's exposure to the prison industrial complex.
Undertaken third-party audit to identify prison labor in supply chain.
Commitment to assessing risk and addressing the use of prison labor in the supply chain.
Commitment to limiting prison labor in the supply chain.