Although there are a number of experimental studies showing that private housing can be difficult to secure for those with criminal history, many issues in this area remain unexplored or underexplored. The goal of the current study was to address the following unexplored or underexplored issues: (a) the impact of various types of multiple conviction records on private housing outcomes, including one that possessed a certificate of relief; (b) racial differences in private housing outcomes; (c) the impact of housing type on private housing outcomes; and (d) the impact of a criminal record, race, and housing type interaction on private housing outcomes. This goal was achieved with the use of a field experiment (correspondence audit). Results showed several statistically and substantively significant differences among the criminal record, race, and housing type conditions. These results can be used to better inform individuals with criminal history who are seeking private housing options.

尽管有许多实验研究表明，对于有犯罪历史的人来说，私人住房可能难以获得，但该领域的许多问题仍未得到探索或探索不足。本研究的目标是解决以下未探索或未充分探索的问题：(b) 私人住房结果的种族差异；(c) 房屋类型对私人房屋结果的影响；(d) 犯罪记录、种族和住房类型相互作用对私人住房结果的影响。这一目标是通过使用现场实验（通信审计）来实现的。结果显示犯罪记录、种族、和住房类型条件。这些结果可用于更好地告知正在寻求私人住房选择的有犯罪记录的个人。