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How to do a background check on someone
March 20, 2015 - If you have a couple of feet to walk into a county courthouse or a few fingers to peck away at a keyboard, you can find out a lot of information about another person. The level of background information available is virtually endless. Figuring out whether someone is who he says he is and has done what he says he has done — or, more important, has done something he hasn’t talked about — is pretty easy in the Internet age. “More information and more knowledge are always good,” said Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton, who has made a career of ferreting out information that people don’t want uncovered. "What’s available at your f...
College Applications and Criminal Records
March 17, 2015 - Americans who have criminal histories are often stymied when they encounter college entry applications that ask if they have ever been convicted of...
The Value of a Background Check
March 13, 2015 - When you think about workers compensation insurance you might not think about background checks. Insurance companies utilize background checks to v...
Most Florida counties will put court records online
March 11, 2015 - Regardless of the time or location, Floridians will soon access court documents with the click of a button. The Florida Courts Technology Commi...
USA Basketball has new program for youth coache - including background checks
March 09, 2015 - USA Basketball was working on its new national coaching certification program before Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant made his remarks in Januar...
School Background Check Bill Advances
March 03, 2015 - A bill that would provide school officials with more information about a prospective employee’s criminal background could be voted on by the...
Criminal Records Keep Men Out of Work
March 02, 2015 - Michael Hugh Mirsky landed a temporary job in December rolling stacks of crated milk and orange juice to the loading docks at a commercial dairy in...
Records of criminal background checks found missing
February 26, 2015 - Hamilton County Commissioner Chris Monzel said Wednesday night that gaps in records of criminal background checks are unacceptable, and he's de...
Washington Post Shocker: Background Checks Don't Work
February 25, 2015 - Before anyone gets the wrong idea, the editors of the Washington Post still support background checks on private firearm transactions, along with b...
2014 Criminal Exonerations in US Hit Record High
February 20, 2015 - The number of criminals exonerated in the United States has reached an all-time peak of 125 in 2014, increasing by one third compared to the previo...
Proposal by NMSU would limit access to public records
February 18, 2015 - New Mexico State University plans to propose extensive changes to restrict the reach of the state’s public records law – amendments tha...
Employers adjust criminal background check methods
February 17, 2015 - Employers have many legitimate reasons for conducting criminal background checks, from mitigating the risk of workplace violence and negligent hiri...
Background checks cannot stop potential criminals
February 13, 2015 - After an investigation into Wilmington, North Carolina’s February 6 murder-suicide revealed the alleged gunman had gone through criminal and...
SCAM ALERT: Background check email downloads malware
February 11, 2015 - Scammers are either getting gutsy or just making really bad choices: this scam is one that turned up in the perfect inbox- the Better Business Bure...
The Eternal Criminal Record
February 10, 2015 - 65 million Americans, or 25% of the population, have a criminal record. Less than 9% of those are felony convictions. This means more than half wer...
U.S. retail workers are No. 1 in employee theft
February 06, 2015 - Light-fingered employees cost American stores (and consumers) more than shoplifters do. “The four months from October through...
Risky Business Not Using Background Checks when Hiring
February 04, 2015 - Businesses that do not use background checks are putting themselves at risk for hiring strangers as new employees, according to a safe hiring exper...
Background checks: What employers can find out about you
February 02, 2015 - Liars, thieves, bad-news-bear execs, drug addicts, you name it - employers really don't want to hire trouble. To cover their bas...
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