Yes, criminal records are public records. The reason I bring this up is because over the weekend I was reading a blog called Ask Bob Rankin. In it he received a question about background checks. Read more…

This is a video that was made for the company I work at.
The animation was made by a company called FlashBooty.
If you need any type of Flash work done I recommend them highly. Read more…

These are the top 10 information sources on the web that I have found to be invaluable when conducting investigations. They range from free public records to search engines. Read more…

Kroll Risk Consulting has released it’s “hit ratio” report and trends seem to be pointing upward when finding discrepancies in employment screening. For instance criminal record hits are up from 8.5% to 9.1% from last year. Is it because more people are committing crimes? That could be part of it. It could also be that from year to year better and more information becomes available. It also seems that driving record and employment verification hits are up as well. Nearly 50% of all applicants had at least one discrepancy on their previous employment list. This just goes to show you can never be too careful.

Yesterday I wrote about the importance of screening our teachers. What about the rest of the staff that we have around our children? A story out of Columbus, Ohio called Criminals In Schools Is very disturbing. Read more…

Are we doing enough to make sure that our children are safe when in our schools? Teachers have a huge responsibility and granted they do not get paid nearly enough for the jobs that they do. But, does that mean we should not scrutinize their backgrounds any less? Read more…

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The following is an article written by Ted Moss of Crimcheck.com

• Did you know?
• 50 Billion Dollars is the annual cost of workplace violence
• 50 Billion Dollars is lost because of workplace drug use
• 100 Billion Dollars is what American businesses loose due to employee theft
• Identity theft for employment purposes is on the rise
• Employment screening is a critical component to combating these issues

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