Author Archives: Criminal Background Check

School District Fails to Screen Drivers

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A Seattle public school failed to properly screen taxi cabs utilized to transport children to and from school. Many times these children include those with disabilities and could easily be at risk from drivers with either a criminal record or sex offender history. A driving record history check should also be a part of the vetting process. Background screening of drivers used to transport at risk populations like children should always take place before utilizing their service. A recent claim has also been made stating that taxi cabs used in Chicago to transport student do not all have permits and have not been thoroughly vetted. School districts are responsible for the safety of their students while at school and getting to and from school. All drivers involved in transporting students should be property screened which would include a criminal background check. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2013-7-15-Taking-a-Taxi-or-Limo.html

Making Summer Camp Safe for Kids

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There are a number of unknowns that a parent should look into before sending their child to a summer camp. In addition to the questions such as are the facilities safe and clean and the activities age appropriate they should also find out if the staff has been properly background checked. A national criminal background check along with a national sex offender search should be the minimum requirement for staff to have access to children. State licensed facilities must perform a background check on employees and in general background screening of counselors and leaders at summer camps is increasingly common as everyone agrees that children should be given the safest environments possible to live and play in. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2013-6-21-Summer-Camps-and-Background-Checks.html

Background Screening for Youth Sports Coaches on the Rise

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Background screening is a low cost tool that can help with non for profit risk management policies and in the case of youth sports can help protect children. Although background checks are widely used for employment screening purposes it has not been used as extensively for screening volunteers, coaches and caregivers of at-risk populations. However recent news articles show that these types of background checks are increasingly gaining traction as an accepted and expected process. This is most apparent with youth sport leagues looking to perform background checks on sports coaches and assistants. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/CBR-Highly-Recommends-Background-Screening-for-Youth-League-Coaches.html

Should Fathers be Background Checked to go to Daughters Dance?

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A new requirement at an elementary school had fathers get background checked before they could attend the annual father-daughter dance. Some parents took this in stride while others complained it was an invasion of their privacy. This might be too extreme of measures to try and protect children. Since the father lives with the daughter anyway what good is a criminal background check going to do to avoid harm to his daughter? Seems a bit ridiculous and also knowing how many people will be at the dance makes it even more difficult for any crime against children to be made at such an event. Volunteer background checks are a good idea but running a criminal background check on the father of an elementary school’s daughter to attend a dance is flat out ridiculous and too far the other way. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2013-4-5-Dance-Dads-and-Background-Checks.html

Should Mobile Devices be used to Access Criminal Records?

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Eventually maybe, but currently it is not practical for Human Resources to perform and retrieve their background checks via a mobile device. Additionally, recent mobile apps used for criminal record retrieval failed to operate within the guidelines of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Additionally, criminal records are not formatted for small mobile devices like cell phones. It is not the best interface for accessing and reviewing criminal records data. The security and privacy of this information is also much more vulnerable if retrieved through a mobile device leaving dissemination and alteration of such criminal data in question. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2013-3-14-Mobile-Background-Screening-Provider-In-Trouble.html

Should Background Checks be Performed on Volunteers and Contractors?

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Yes. Volunteers and Contractors that have access to your home or at risk populations like children, elderly, and mentally challenged or disabled people should definitely get background checked prior to working. Criminal background checks as part of the background screening process should be performed on volunteers and contractors the same as will full time employees. Background checks on volunteers and contractors especially those in contact with at risk populations is a tremendous risk mitigation tool that can help keep people safe. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2013-2-14-To-Background-Check-Or-Not-To-Background-Check.html

Are Background Checks Accurate?

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Most background checks performed through a professional background screening company are very accurate and reliable. However, in the news recently a woman was connected to a felony criminal record because of identity confusion. This is rare but occasionally happens when performing background checks. When this happens any professional background screening company would be able to assist the person in correcting the mistake and clearing the slate which should have been clear to begin with. CriminalBackgroundRecords.com has been a professional background screening company for over a decade and assists its clients with all aspects of background screening particularly employment and pre-employment screening. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2013-1-7-How-Accurate-Are-Background-Checks.html

Employment Screening Planning for 2013

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With new Employment Screening guidelines from the EEOC along with new state laws and E-Verify checks it is time to partner with a professional third party employment screening company for the new year. Utilizing background checks and background screening from a professional third party employment screening company will enable Human Resources to make hiring decisions faster and more confidently. It is very advantageous for businesses going into the New Year to have a background screening company in place to help them make hiring decisions that are compliant with new laws and to avoid discrimination. For businesses of all sizes in the USA, CriminalBackgroundRecords.com has the ability and industry knowledge to provide the background reports required for pre-employment screening in a compliant, secure and affordable manner. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2012-12-7-Jobs-and-Pre-Employment-Screening-in-2013.html

EEOC – Pepsi Beverages Background Check Policy has Disparate Impact on Black Job Candidates

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The EEOC has put a greater focus on criminal background checks in the employment screening process. Their investigation of Pepsi Beverages resulted in a restitution fine of $3.13 million that Pepsi must pay along with having to make changes to their hiring process. The EEOC investigation found that over 300 African Americans were adversely affected by their criminal background check policy that disproportionately excluded black applicants from permanent employment. Pepsi was using arrest records as part of their employment screening even if no criminal conviction was made. CriminalBackgroundRecords.com does not include arrest records in their criminal reports unless a conviction was made, this decision was made years ago to avoid discrimination and to help employers make hiring decisions based on criminal convictions and not arrest records which by themselves reveal no criminal history. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2012-11-13-EEOC-&-Criminal-Histories-in-the-News.html

Background Screening of Tour Guides

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New Orleans tour guides must now pass a criminal background check in order to be a licensed tour guide. The tour guides are saying that this requirement is unconstitutional as violates the First Amendment. True that it is in a way free speech but also true that these tour guides spend most of their time with groups of tourists and with a criminal past could be a threat to them. Others would argue that there is no unsupervised time spent with tourists as they are in big groups which would make criminal activity very difficult. The debate continues… To read more about tour guides and background screening read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2012-10-11-Tour-Guides-and-Background-Screening.html