Expunge Assist is a free digital tool specifically designed to aid Californians with arrest and conviction histories in clearing their criminal records.
Users were unsure if the letter generator would add the text that was suggested. (It does.) As a result, a few users ended up with repeated text in the generated letter.
Four users expressed surprise, confusion, and/or concern when they saw phrases they did not write in the generated letter.
One user went back (using the back button) to understand what happened. On the “Why” page, he said, “So it says, Start with, for example, ‘I want to clear my record because...’ And then I did. But I don’t need that. Because it’s added in for me.”
Action Items
[ ] Iterate on suggestion to show users upfront how the letter generator writing process works (for example, a visual that shows the process - see also issue). Collaborate with Design. (reduce surprise - increase clarity)
[ ] Consider and iterate on how to tell users that auto-generated text will appear in their letter - collaborate with Design. (reduce surprise - increase clarity)
[ ] Discuss in Content/iterate
[ ] Finalize
[ ] Link all appropriate documents/figma pages/etc. in the resource section below
We should raise this again when we get to stakeholder 2 - how/if/why to continue this issue or close. @emmathrash @jyehllow @anitadesigns Just reviewing the board, no pressure
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Overview
Users were unsure if the letter generator would add the text that was suggested. (It does.) As a result, a few users ended up with repeated text in the generated letter. Four users expressed surprise, confusion, and/or concern when they saw phrases they did not write in the generated letter. One user went back (using the back button) to understand what happened. On the “Why” page, he said, “So it says, Start with, for example, ‘I want to clear my record because...’ And then I did. But I don’t need that. Because it’s added in for me.”
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Resources/Instructions