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Sexual assault treatment center requires victim background check
March 09, 2015 - SANE is a nonprofit clinic at the Family Advocacy Center downtown. Representatives from APD sit on the SANE board. Victims can get an exam and medications to prevent pregnancy or HIV at the center. But if a violent offense shows up on the background check, that person can be treated in a different area of the clinic. APD calls the background check a safety assessment. “That's to ensure the safety of victims, to ensure the safety of facilitators who are there and to make sure it's a safe place where people can get resources,” said APD spokeswoman Celina Espinoza. SANE staff will only call police if someone in the clinic is threatening people. Anyone accompanyi...
Employees at Pennsylvania colleges and universities are now subject to mandatory background checks
March 06, 2015 - Effective December 31, 2014, the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) now includes institutions of higher education (“colleges&r...
High unemployment and hard-to-fill jobs
March 06, 2015 - A year ago, our region was close to double-digit unemployment. Today, many of the long-term unemployed have fallen off the rolls, we have lower une...
New York Adds Attorney Disciplinary Records to Online Database
March 06, 2015 - It’s gotten easier to find out if an attorney practicing in New York has been publicly censured or suspended. New York’s...
Lawmakers reintroduce background checks for gun sales
March 05, 2015 - Lawmakers will introduce new gun safety legislation Tuesday expanding background checks to prevent criminals and people who are mentally ill from b...
Background checks not mandatory in Sunbury
March 05, 2015 - Background checks are not required for landlords to rent to potential tenants in Sunbury, and while they are highly recommended, compiling a comple...
How gun trusts let people skip background checks
March 04, 2015 - There's a simple way people can bypass current gun regulations. By creating a gun trust, gun enthrusiasts can obtain some of the most regulated...
No solution yet for background checks on ammo sales
March 03, 2015 - Two years after passage of the NY Safe Act, state officials still have no immediate plans to implement a background check on ammunition sales, the...
TEA faults Dallas ISD for poor background check process
March 03, 2015 - The Texas Education Agency has found violations in Dallas ISD’s background check process and recommends appointing a monitor to ensure proced...
Massachusetts to start screening high school referees for criminal records
March 02, 2015 - Does your kid’s ref have a rap sheet? The organization that governs interscholastic athletics in Massachusetts is about to fin...
Bus Driver With Criminal Record Arrested For DUI
March 02, 2015 - A Baltimore bus driver with a criminal record that includes charges for assault, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident was arreste...
Nevada bill would further clear criminal records of trafficking victims
February 27, 2015 - Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would further clear the criminal records of sex trafficking victims. Democratic Assemblym...
10 Investigates Reveals Gaps In Criminal Background Checks
February 26, 2015 - Criminal background checks are a cornerstone of protection. They hold protection orders for domestic violence victims and they can keep abusers fro...
FBI database can cause you big headaches
February 25, 2015 - If you've ever been arrested, you were fingerprinted and photographed. Perhaps charges were never filed. Or maybe you paid a fine. Or perhaps p...
Lawmakers stall plan to raise teacher background check fee
February 24, 2015 - A proposal to increase how much Idaho teachers pay for background checks may be dead, despite a $55,000 deficit looming in the state education depa...
NY courts put attorney discipline records online for public
February 24, 2015 - The New York court system has added records showing whether an attorney has been disciplined to its publicly available online database. ...
Handheld background checks for NSW police
February 23, 2015 - A trial of new smart phones for about 500 NSW police officers means they'll be able to look up the backgrounds, bail conditions and sometimes p...
Lawmakers stall plan to raise teacher background check fee
February 20, 2015 - A proposal to increase how much Idaho teachers pay for background checks may be dead, despite a $55,000 deficit looming in the state education depa...
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