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Ottawa,OH Clerk of Courts website down, records unavailable
December 02, 2013 - The Ottawa County Clerk of Courts website has been down for more than a week because of computer issues, and while the Ottawa County Common Pleas Court website is up, its online docket listings and the record search capabilities are down. Ottawa County Commissioners Jim Sass first learned about the issue Thursday. “We probably ought to look at it and see what’s going on,” he said. Ottawa County Clerk of Courts Gary Kohli said he first thought there was a problem with the software package his office uses to keep records, including felony court cases, civil actions and domestic relations cases. “Apparently there’s a problem with the hard drive,” Kohli said. The computer problems mean...
The Inverse CSI Effect In The Age Of Digital Crime
November 27, 2013 - The "CSI Effect" has been described as being an increased expectation from jurors that forensic evidence will be presented in court that...
What Your TV Habits May Say About Your Fear of Crime
November 25, 2013 - What's your favorite prime-time crime show? Do you enjoy the fictional world of "CSI" or "Law & Order," or do you find...
Derek Hinton, "In My Opinion"
November 25, 2013 - Congratulations to NAPBS—Our Industry Has Come a Long Way When I remember the days of working for a CRA in the 1980s, I am astounded at h...
Record director for Clerk of Court helps people find 'treasure' in warehouse
November 22, 2013 - Being in charge of a warehouse that holds tens of thousands of court documents and an untold number of other files wasn’t something Carlton M...
Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life
November 19, 2013 - Luis Rivera had some peace of mind for about five months, from late fall of 2010 through early spring of the following year. That’s the close...
Background Check Firm To Pay $18M To End FCRA Claims
November 18, 2013 - Two Verisk Analytics Inc. units agreed to pay $18.6 million to settle three proposed class actions accusing them of violating the Fair Credit Repor...
Staffing for Verification
November 15, 2013 - Achieving a state of equilibrium between verification volume and your capacity to process that volume is elusive at best. You can be overstaffed or...
Keeping Secrets - The USA Experience
November 12, 2013 - When Bradley Manning disclosed an estimated 700,000 classified documents in 2010, he was only 22 years old and held the second lowest rank in the U...
Workplace Drug Testing More Common Among African American Workers Study Finds
November 08, 2013 - African American workers are 17 percent more likely than white workers to report working for employers that perform workplace drug testing, acco...
Departing Employees Are Security Horror
November 07, 2013 - Technology has made it easier for departing employees to steal company information. Rather than sneak out documents, they need only download c...
Concerned Employees Can Help Prevent Workplace Violence
November 05, 2013 - One of the best ways to prevent workplace violence is to encourage employees to speak up if they have concerns about a coworker's mental...
New Way To Background Checks - Get A Dog
November 04, 2013 - Man's best friend doesn't even begin to cover it. A South Carolina couple has their dog to thank for saving their infant son from an ab...
Drug use high among commercial truck drivers
November 04, 2013 - Truck drivers have challenging jobs and too often they put their own health and safety, as well as others', in danger by taking stimulants and...
Extreme Court and Other News
November 01, 2013 - by Dennis Brownstein Need convincing there's truth in the Godfather's movies? Read on: Waupaca County, Wisconsin authorities say th...
Happy Halloween
October 31, 2013 - Spooky, creepy, kind of eerie. Have a safe and happy Halloween. From staff and friends of The Background Investigator www.thebackground...
San Bernardino County court cases to be reorganized
October 31, 2013 - The Superior Court of San Bernardino County has released plans to reorganize local cases when the new Justice Center in downtown San Bernardino ope...
Theft Policing in Spotlight
October 31, 2013 - The methods that retailers and police use to combat theft have come under intense scrutiny after two black shoppers said that they had been accused...
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