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• 5 Questions with AmericanChecked CEO Julie Hakman

  November 20, 2017 - by Adam Daigle   Julie Hakman is president and CEO of AmericanChecked. The Native American-owned business, which specializes in pre-employment background screening, was founded in 2005 and was named to the Inner City 100, which ranks the fastest-growing, inner-city businesses in America by revenue growth. The company has 50 employees in Tulsa.   1. Your company was awarded again for being among the fastest-growing, inner-city businesses in the country. What has the last year been like for you?   It’s been an incredible year for AmericanChecked. We’ve expanded our integrated services and have partnered with companies that are some of the best of the best and complement our services within...

• When Background Checks Go Wrong

  October 25, 2017 - by Steven Melendez   After spending several years on a waiting list for a subsidized apartment in Tennessee, “Jack” says h...

• Why AI Doesn't Mean Taking The 'Human' Out Of Human Resources

  October 23, 2017 - by Georgene Huang   Artificial intelligence, commonly known as “AI,” is a popular buzzword these days. Some of us hear the...

• Millions Of Facial images In Police Database

  October 19, 2017 - An official watchdog has issued a fresh warning over the police’s use of more than 20m facial images on their searchable databases, more than...

• Background Check Technology Company PASS Relaunches To Provide Powerful AI-Driven Solution To Cope W

  October 17, 2017 - New technology and business strategy offer 150% increase in productivity and reduce time to hire by 80%   Background check technology...

• Matt Jaye Appointed to National Advocacy Committee

  October 12, 2017 -   Matt Jaye, Vice President of Sales at Corporate Screening, has joined the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAP...

• Maverick Criminal Record Provider Reportedly Operating in New Hampshire

  October 11, 2017 -   Maverick Criminal Record Provider Reportedly Operating in New Hampshire   According to a PRRN member, there is a record ven...

• How Common Is Workplace Crime?

  October 04, 2017 - Workplace crime is more common than you think. Common workplace criminal activity includes things like property theft, fraud, and sexual harassment...

• Kansas Chooses Online Records' Vendor

  September 27, 2017 - The Kansas Supreme Court announced that a vendor has been selected to provide a centralized case management system that is expected to make distric...

• Internet Court Online

  August 30, 2017 - China has just opened a new court that will solely deal with internet-related cases.   Based in Hangzhou – where many large Chin...

• Close As You Get - UK Sex Offender List

  August 24, 2017 - List 99 Check Online    Education providers are able to complete a List 99 check, now known as Children's Barred List Search...

• How many U.S. adults have a criminal record? Depends on how you define it

  August 20, 2017 - How many U.S. adults have a criminal record? Depends on how you define it by Dan Clark   Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants businesses in New...

• FBI Can Keep Secret Who's In Its Biometrics 'Mega Database,' Says Justice Dept.

  August 17, 2017 -   The FBI has obtained a legal exemption from federal privacy laws, allowing the agency to keep secret whose data it has stored in its vast bi...

• Under 13's Getting Plenty of Criminal Cautions

  August 16, 2017 - 65 children aged under 13 in the West Midlands got a criminal record for the first time last year.   This included 23 children caught...

• Branded For Life - Sex Offender

  August 15, 2017 -   Branded For Life By Peter Korn   Michael W. understands the journey Oregon State University baseball pitcher Luke Heiml...

• Conviction For Urinating In Public

  August 13, 2017 - A man who urinated on a woman at a Spiderbait gig last year has been convicted and hit with an $800 fine in court this week.   As The...

• Chun Lan Yang and Straightline International Open the Door to Chinese Market

  July 10, 2017 - A recent hire - Chunlan Yang - by Straightline International (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands) has opened the gateway for USA based pre-employment...

• Pre-employment Screening Background Searches Sink to New Lows

  July 09, 2017 - What is now known as a criminality search.. a combination of a media search, like Google, plus a global sanctions search has lowered the bar on wha...