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Crime At The Top 100 Colleges In The U.S.
May 23, 2015 - Crime At The Top 100 Colleges In The U.S. Every year, parents send their kids off to college with the expectation that they will be receiving their education in a safe environment. However, the reality is that college can be a dangerous place for students. Beyond sex, drugs and alcohol, campus crime is a serious issue even at the top schools. Many parents and students focus on academic rankings by organizations like Forbes and US News, but often give little thought to the amount and type of crime that occurs on those same campuses. Are you enrolled in or have a son or daughter attending one of the top U.S. colleges? Have you seen the campus crime reports for your school?...
Bill requires early background checks for Connecticut school workers
May 22, 2015 - Applicants for public school positions will have to undergo a criminal background check shortly after being hired, under a bill that's moving t...
Oregon Becomes Eighth State to Expand Background Checks on All Gun Sales
May 22, 2015 - Oregon on Monday became the eighth state to expand criminal background checks to include all private gun sales, even transactions on the Internet,...
Ohio biometric criminal background check system flawed with errors
May 21, 2015 - Ohio state officials are looking to replace its biometric criminal background-check system, developed by 3M Cogent, following a slew of ongoing iss...
Governor Signs Bill to Help Juvenile Offenders Seal Criminal Records
May 19, 2015 - Nearly two months after a group of Green Hill School inmates testified in Olympia on a bill that aims to reduce the financial burden and seal recor...
Forum aims to help young fathers with criminal records get back on their feet
May 18, 2015 - The Indiana Healthy Marriage and Family Coalition is holding monthly forms to help young fathers get back on their feet. Tuesday night’s foru...
State solicits ideas for fixing criminal-background checks
May 18, 2015 - The office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is taking the first step toward replacing its antiquated criminal background-check system, an upgra...
Thousands of criminals hold Texas real estate licenses
May 18, 2015 - Would you hand your house keys over to a convicted criminal? The KHOU 11 I-Team discovered that's exactly what thousands of Texa...
Expanded background checks on guns, though imperfect, make sense
May 15, 2015 - Guns may be good, but keeping them out of the wrong hands is even better. That's why the Oregon Legislature should bring three years of off-and...
Recipients of Food Stamps, Unemployment may Face Drug Testing
May 14, 2015 - Two new bills introduced in the state Assembly would require drug testing for some individuals receiving public benefits like food stamps and unemp...
A solid cyberpreparedness plan
May 14, 2015 - Small businesses with large customers have emerged as a growing ID theft and data breach target as cybercriminals realize that many small business...
Uber Shuts Down In Kansas Because Of Stricter Background Checks
May 13, 2015 - Uber has cut off operations in Kansas after the state legislature overrode the Governor’s veto of a bill that would impose tighter background...
Senate OKs Sealing More Criminal Records
May 13, 2015 - The criminal records of some one-time offenders who stay out of further trouble would automatically be sealed and unsearchable by the general publi...
Nonprofits and emergency responders say background check costs are crippling
May 12, 2015 - Local emergency responders and nonprofit organizations say they support recent laws designed to prevent child abuse, but they’re finding the...
Flaws In State Background Checks Include Child Endangerment Cases
May 12, 2015 - 10 Investigates uncovered how Ohio's criminal background check system is letting criminals slip through the cracks - providing families and law...
Manchester to Uber: Drivers must have background checks
May 12, 2015 - The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has voted to give an ultimatum to the ride-hailing company Uber: arrange state background checks for your drivers w...
Lawmakers Call Ohio Background Check System 'A Scandal'
May 08, 2015 - 10 Investigates, joined by the Columbus Dispatch, uncovered holes and problems with Ohio Criminal Background Check system earlier this month. &...
Background Checks Vital
May 08, 2015 - School systems use Ohio's criminal background check system to ensure they are not hiring someone who may be a danger to children. Police office...
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