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cjrl-2310	Ramaswamy, Rebecca R.	Bars to Education: The Use of Criminal History Information in College Admissions	2015	20	.pdf	application/pdf	13551	448	39	Even if the schools could successfully show that their use of criminal history records in admissions proceedings serves an educational necessity, they can still be liable under Title VI if there are alternative practices available that would be equally effective in improving campus safety and have less of a racial disparate impact.133 Because considering criminal histories, and even disciplinary histories in general, in admissions decisions does not have a proven effect on improving campus safety,134 identifying equally or more effective alternative methods with less racial impact should be achievable: [B]ecause of the enormous racial disparities found at every stage of the country’s criminal justice system, policies and practices that exclude people with criminal records from institutions of higher learning are a setback to the gains earned through the long and arduous struggle of civil rights activists to open higher education to all people, regardless of race or ethnicity.154 Tolerating discrimination against people with criminal justice histories in higher education, employment, housing, or any other context perpetuates racial injustice by allowing the effects of the racially- charged mass incarceration mechanism to seep into every aspect of society.	cache/cjrl-2310.pdf	txt/cjrl-2310.txt