Category Archives: Background Check

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

My Criminal Background Check

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Knowing what is on your criminal record gives you an advantage when looking for employment. Otherwise known as a pre-interview background check, performing a criminal background check on your self has several benefits. Even if you are certain you have no criminal history it still is a good idea to run a criminal background check on yourself to verify there are no mistakes or errors on your criminal record. Same name matches and fat finger mistakes happen and can connect you to a criminal record that is not yours. Finding out these errors and then correcting them can ensure you don’t get rejected for your dream job because of a data entry error or false identity connection. The term, “my criminal background check” is a division of the background check industry focused on personal background checks or self background checks. To learn more about how my criminal background checks fits into the job seekers strategy please visit CriminalBackgroundRecords.com My Criminal Background Check page found at:

http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/my-criminal-background-check.html

 

EEOC Exposes Discrimination in use of Criminal History Searches

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New EEOC Enforcement Guidance Document expresses discrimination concerns of the use of criminal history searches in modern day employment screening practices.  The document emphasizes the huge race and national origin disparity shown by the number of arrests; convictions and prison time of minorities verse Whites. This disparity makes it much more difficult for minorities to get jobs and thus increases recidivism based on lack of opportunity continuing the vicious cycle that stagnates the problem and doesn’t seek to fix it.

The Enforcement Guidance states that in the USA as many as 1 in 3 African American men and 1 in 6 Hispanic men are expected to serve time in prison verses only 1 in 17 White men.  It is quoted that, “African Americans and Hispanics are arrested at a rate that is 2 to 3 times their proportion of the general population (assuming that current incarceration rates remain unchanged).
View full CriminalBackgroundRecords.com Press Release on the subject at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2012-06-11-EEOC-and-Use-of-Criminal-History-Searches.html

 

Save Money with Discounted Pricing

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If you are an employer in the United States or process criminal background checks on an ongoing basis, sign up for a monthly billing account and start saving a lot of money.  CriminalBackgroundRecords.com Monthly billing clients usually pay less than half of the posted retail prices.  Discounted pricing and net payment terms are only offered to monthly billed clients.  Discounted pricing is available for all products including criminal background checks, eviction checks, Federal court searches, driving records, SSN validation and address history traces and even on professional verifications like employment verification and education verification.  Send an email to bd@infoeinc.com today and start saving!

 

 

 

Individual Background Checks Discover Identity Fraud and Criminal Report Errors

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Individual background checks discover errors on your personal criminal record report and may also reveal identity fraud.  Individual criminal background checks are on the rise particularly in the form of pre-interview background checks, background checks conducted by an individual on themselves prior to applying for a new job position to ensure the information their potential hire will discover about them is accurate and not corrupted or wrong.

For a small fee to place a criminal background check on yourself on a site like CriminalBackgroundRecords.com why take the risk of losing a great job because of a mistake on your criminal report?  It isn’t worth the risk and knowing what is on your criminal background report is better than guessing…

CriminalBackgroundRecords.com offers personal criminal background checks to all Americans to help them protect and safeguard their public records information.  This is paramount as public criminal records reports can affect a person’s leasing and/or employment opportunities.

Employment Background Checks Create a Safe Work Environment

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The statistics are clear, workplace violence both recorded and under the radar impact business productivity significantly with over 1.5 million work days lost annually.  This does not include all the unreported lost days due to workplace harassment and violence.  According to the FBI the majority of incidents that employees/managers have to deal with on a daily basis are lesser cases of assaults, domestic violence, stalking, threats, harassment (to include sexual harassment), and physical and/or emotional abuse that make no headlines.

With the facts now being produced it makes more sense now than ever for Human Resource professionals and those involved in the hiring of new employees to put a sound employment screening system in place.  Employment background checks performed through a professional third party provider help thwart future workplace violence by discarding potential employees that represent a threat to the workplace environment.  Many times background investigation can surface past incidents that provide clear signs of behavior habits that could pose a significant threat to workplace environments.  Properly vetting these candidates allows for filtering out of such high risk candidates thus increasing a business’s odds of having a violence and harassment free work place.  This saves the company a lot of money over time and provides a safe and sane work environment for all employees.

Get Background Checked Before You Get Background Checked

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With the use of criminal background checks as part of modern America’s corporate employment screening programs and with the inaccuracies inherent in the background information retrieval industry it makes sense to check your own background before applying for that new job.  Many companies including midsize and small businesses are increasingly utilizing criminal background checks in their employment screening process where in the past they did not.

Even if a person knows they don’t have a criminal history, pulling their own criminal report is still wise to ensure that no errors occurred.  For instance someone else’s criminal record could be interpreted or queried from a database as a different person if the name and date of birth are similar or the same.  Errors and omissions are very common in the background check industry and if you really want that new job it is best to run a background search on yourself first so you know what the company you’re looking to work for will be looking at when you apply.  It is also best to ask the Human Resources department of the company you are applying at for the company they use to do background checks or the process they use to obtain background check information to make sure your pre-interview background check is comparing apples to apples with your potential new employer.

In-House Caregivers Should get Background Checks

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The human care-giving industry especially in-home caregivers have seen little regulation and oversight even when the crime related to them is real.  Recent studies show that one in four of accused and convicted caregivers had a criminal record.  This is possible because there are no restrictions against home-care workers, you can have a felony conviction and still operate as an in-home caregiver.  The good news is that there exists a simple cost effective way to protect your loved ones in need of in-home aid and care.  The way is straightforward by running a background check.  A criminal background check can help deter repeat offenders and can protect those you care about from harm and abuse.  Adequately verifying an in-home caregiver before giving them access to you or your loved ones home will at least build some trust in the person you are granting unmonitored care while you are away.  In-home caregivers should be treated like employees as they are and should undergo a background check before they are allowed into your home.

Evolution of Sex Offender Registry System and Megans Law

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Extensive paper chronicles major legislation since 1990 on the evolution of the United States Sex Offender Registry System.  Giving detailed information on each work of law from Washington State’s Community Protection Act, the Jacob Wetterling Act, Megan’s Law and finally the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.  The incredibly informative paper does a superb job at illustrating the events over the past two decades leading to the modern day robust National Sex Offender Registry.

Now all 50 US States each have and maintain their own sex offender registry.  Sites like CriminalBackgroundRecords.com give the full 50 State Sex Offender Registry Search for free to all its customers who place a criminal background check.

The paper also goes into extra detail into Megans Law, the story behind the rape and murder of seven year old Megan Kanka, and how Megan’s Law became the catalyst for sex offender registration and community notification within each US State.