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BACKGROUND SCREENING
Are You By Bob Capwell, EBI
Requesting The Right Kind of Criminal Back- ground Check?
Criminal background checks are a vital part of the hiring process for employers seeking to achieve due diligence to enhance their workplace safety and reduce the potential of negligent hiring litigation. With thousands of criminal courts in the United States, each with its own court structure it is critical for employers to understand the availability and limitations of criminal history data and knowing where the data can be found;
Municipal, Local And Community Courts In many states, local courts serve the purpose of resolving local or city issues dealing with minor misdemeanors, ordinance violations and licensing infractions. Often these types of courts do not offer a jury trial, just interpretation of local and state laws.
County Courts
County courts are typically located at the county seat and provide the most accurate and current source of criminal record information. Certain states breakdown county courts further into district courts (lower courts) and circuit/superior courts (upper courts).
State Repository Information Many states operate a central record repository that receives criminal information contributed by law enforce-ment agencies, prosecutors, county courts and corrections agencies throughout the state. These repositories compile the information into a state criminal history records database.
Federal Criminal Courts
Federal crimes will not appear in statewide or county court record searches. It is often assumed that a federal criminal record search implies a search of the entire federal court system, or even implies a national criminal search - neither assumptions is correct.
Background screening firms like EBI continue to focus on developing “best practices” for conducting effective criminal records search programs. You will serve yourself well to ensure that your staff has a solid understanding of the United States court system which will help you to develop an effective criminal records research program that is both comprehensive and compliant.
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Learn how to help your firm: - Avoid losses due to fraud, information and property thefts caused by employees.
- Avoid costly lawsuits for negligent hiring which are rising.
- Not be one of the 21% of companies whom had an incident which could have been prevented with a comprehensive background check or drug test.
- Ensure it is complying with the FCRA, discrimination laws, EEOC, Patriot Act and other laws
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