Past Awards

Identifying the impact of Clean Slate over time for people aware of their expunged record. We propose leveraging a quasi-experimental longitudinal interview methodology to document the impact of Clean Slate among already recruited interviewees who either learned of their expunged or sealed record or were aware of their eligibility and awaiting final sealing of their record, as documented in our Wave 1 interviews. By comparing pre/post interview data with the same set of participants, who have already been identified and recruited, we offer a unique methodological advantage to understanding both the anticipated and unexpected impacts of Clean Slate.  Measuring awareness of state Clean Slate policy and eligibility among states with recently enacted legislation  We propose using panel and opt-in surveys to measure knowledge of state Clean Slate policy in 2025 and 2027, allowing us to measure change over time in another quasi-experimental design. This mixed methods approach will provide both baseline and more nuanced information about awareness regarding Clean Slate eligibility and record sealing, and in our final wave of the survey, quantitatively assess any perceived impacts of Clean Slate by 2027.   Identifying best practices for messaging and notice of Clean Slate through qualitative interviews with impacted people and community stakeholders Drawing upon our existing pool of community stakeholders in our prior Clean Slate study, we propose longitudinally interviewing these governmental, nonprofit, and community experts to document implementation barriers and successes, fidelity to policy over time, and specific approaches to messaging targeted toward impacted groups. We also propose extending the types of people interviewed to include policy, advertising, and tech experts to ascertain their knowledge of notifying large groups of people about sensitive topics.