[cardinal4]

"We believe it's important to give people a second chance," Elleithee said. "The fact that they are willing to do this work is a fairly serious indication that they want to become productive members of society."

Or that they want to "case" the house and people they are soliciting..

[sanchmo]

Or like the type of work where they can easily collect people's names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, driver's licence, etc.