http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com The Background Investigator. Your information resource for the background investigation industry. Dedicated to pre-employment screenings everywhere. Steve Brownstein, Publisher. http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/_images/tbilogo.jpg http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com en Tue, 7 Sep 2010 05:10:35 GMT phyllisn@search4crime.com (The Background Investigator) garth@sightdesign.com (The Background Investigator) http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1589 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1589 by Melissa Castro Standing outside D.C. Superior Court's blocky midcentury building, you'd never guess the court is a technological leader among its cohorts in the Washington region,... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1574 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1574 The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has denied reports that Chinese firms were employing prison labour on overseas projects, describing the reports as "nonsense with no facts or... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1576 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1576 Governor Deval Patrick signed legislation overhauling the state's criminal offender records information system, changes he and other proponents say will reduce recidivism and give former offenders a... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1577 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1577 The majority of medical marijuana dispensary owners in Colorado have criminal records, and 18 percent were previously convicted of felonies, Drug Enforcement Administration statistics show. The... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1578 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1578 by Woody Evans Facebook Questions Facebook Questions is a new feature that allows anyone on Facebook to ask questions of the entire set of 500 million Facebook users-and to contribute answers to... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1579 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1579 Nineteen universities including Yonsei and Korea University were told to correct false claims about the high employment rates of their graduates and the terms of scholarships, the Fair Trade... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1580 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1580 A native English teacher was detained on suspicion of raping a barmaid. According to police, an America citizen, a native English teacher at a private language institute, is accused of sexually... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1581 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1581 In another sign that the recovery is only benefiting a few, about one in three economically active people were in the risky category of creditworthiness. According to the Financial Supervisory... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1582 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1582 by Mark Whitehouse A worker at Mechanical Devices in Bloomington, Ill., where the company set up a training program to fill open machinist jobs. In Bloomington, Ill., machine shop Mechanical... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1583 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1583 Vulnerable young Scots are unknowingly agreeing to have a criminal record until the age of 40, leaving many unable to get jobs and university places. Senior staff at the Scottish Children's... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1584 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1584 Chief Justice Evan Gicheru says judicial reforms are critical in ensuring access to justice, timeliness in case disposal and safeguarding the quality of justice. Justice Gicheru said provision of... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1585 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1585 Chief Justice Evan Gicheru says judicial reforms are critical in ensuring access to justice, timeliness in case disposal and safeguarding the quality of justice. Justice Gicheru said provision of... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1586 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1586 For those who forgot when they were to appear in Peoria County Circuit Court, look no further than the Circuit Clerk's website for answers. Circuit Clerk Robert Spears added a link to his website... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1573 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1573 Finally, A definitive answer about data privacy and protection. This advice coming from the top privacy information sources in Europe today. "For pre-employment screening there is only one... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1588 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1588 by Steven Brownstein What information is available in Pulaski county's Public CourtConnect? Currently you may find information on cases from Hot Spring and Pulaski County Circuit Courts. But... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1602 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1602 People across the country who need a criminal record check done are being told that new, tighter screening could result in longer waits for the paperwork to get done. In Regina, a spokeswoman for... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1590 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1590 By Ashley Kelly and Peter Dujardin It's one of the most common reasons police departments and prosecutor's offices give in denying public access to their records. "That's part of a criminal... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1591 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1591 by Amanda Stagnetto To prove the importance of a tenant background check, I will outline my own personal experience that I had and still have with a tenant who unfortunately I didn't check out at... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1592 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1592 by Jane Skinner As an attorney who specializes in unlawful detainers and litigation in cases involving real estate transactions, I can tell you first hand that there is a epidemic problem across the... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1593 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1593 by Erica Silverstein, Senior Editor, Cruise critic Recently, a man who for years had been tops on a California city's Most Wanted list was arrested -- on a cruise ship. And he wasn't a passenger. As... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1594 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1594 Many employers check the criminal and credit backgrounds of prospective new hires before putting them on the payroll. Sometimes, job applicants are rejected solely because of a bankruptcy or an... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1595 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1595 An official review of the Police National Computer (PNC) discovered the results of more than 35,000 court cases in 2007 have yet to be recorded in the criminal record system and thousands more from... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1596 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1596 Can employers disqualify job applicants for having a criminal past? You'd think the answer might be a flat "yes," but it turns out the answer may not be so clear cut, reports the... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1597 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1597 by Leslie D'Monte Sign a Digital Will to bequeath your confidential and personal electronic, online assets to your loved ones Harmindar Chawla (name changed on request) was just coming to terms... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1598 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1598 A recent unemployment report was disappointing by virtually every measure. But one particularly troubling statistic briefly alluded to was the drop in temporary workers. Generally, the population... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1599 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1599 A major privacy breach has unfolded in Hong Kong, with revelations a popular cashless payment operator has made millions selling personal information of thousands of clients without their consent,... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1600 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1600 by Lorene Novakowski Employers are often tasked with creating systems to reduce employee theft or fraud. Such systems can include many things, including credit checks on potential... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1601 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1601 For many hotels, outsourcing their employee vetting is like a form of insurance that covers a major risk to their business that is too big to ignore. Regional director of human resources, Europe at... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1587 http://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/current_issue/index.asp?id=1587 by Steven Brownstein If you are searching misdemeanors in Phoenix, Tucson, or Prescott and you use the Statewide public access system you will miss records.   These courts are not available... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT