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Read the following thesis:

Hiring former prison inmates is good for business.

Which source below would be the most credible to support this claim?


A 2005 paper in a respected psychology journal describing proven strategies for integrating inmates into a workplace with non-inmates.


A list of well-known corporations that have policies promoting the hiring of former inmates.


A 2014 Bureau of Labor Statistics report on the turnover rate and productivity of former inmates.


An interview with a businessman praising the dedication and loyalty of inmates he has hired.

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A 2014 Bureau of Labor Statistics report is the most credible: it's an authoritative, empirical source that directly measures business-relevant outcomes (turnover, productivity). The others are weaker — A is useful but indirect (integration strategies, not business outcomes), B shows adoption but not effectiveness, and D is anecdotal.