>but if you spent 10 years in prison for a bank robbery, you're probably are not going to get hired at a bank after the background check

I kind of find this example hilarious. It‘s not like people rob banks out of passion. They probably were in dire straits at the time and saw no other solution.

Now this person uses her time in jail to get the education necessary to work in a bank and you wouldn‘t hire her (providing them a steady income and thus financial security) out of fear they would come and rob their colleagues?

EDIT: I agree with you of course, it DOES depend on the crime. Think: pedophile working in ...church