THREE LEVELS OF CRIMINAL HISTORY AND TWO TYPES OF CULTURAL IDENTITY (WHITE VS. INDIAN) WERE EMPLOYED. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY HANDWRITTEN LETTERS WERE SENT IN APPLICATION FOR UNSKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED JOBS ADVERTISED IN THE 'HELP WANTED' COLUMNS OF A LARGE DAILY NEWSPAPER. REPLIES FROM BUSINESS FIRMS WERE CONSIDERED EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF INTEREST EXPRESSED IN THE APPLICANT. FOR BOTH WHITES AND INDIANS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BECAME FEWER AS EXTENT OF PRIOR CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT INCREASED. THIS RELATIONSHIP ONLY ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANCE WITHIN THE INDIAN APPLICANT SUB-GROUP, HOWEVER. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CULTURAL GROUPS IN NUMBER OF POSITIVE REPLIES FAILED TO ATTAIN STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE AT ANY OF THE CRIMINAL HISTORY LEVELS. SUBSEQUENTLY GATHERED PILOT DATA GAVE FURTHER CREDENCE TO THE TRENDS OBTAINED IN THE PRIMARY ANALYSIS. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH WERE INDICATED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) --SUMMARY IN FRENCH