It is always a great idea to conduct a background check on an employee, especially one who is going to work around children, as in the case of an Ice Cream Truck driver. This story indicates that the Bureau of Criminal Identification will conduct a check for $20-$30.00, however, be warned that their database is flawed. Not every county in Ohio reports to BCI. It is recommended that you conduct a residential history of the applicant and contact every county they have resided in to determine any crimes. In addition, you should conduct a nationwide sexual offender search through the Department of Justice.

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The United States isn’t the only country to have problem teachers employed by public schools. It seems the Australian public school system has hired more than 100 employees with serious offenses to various positions. The school system did background checks and found that 268 potential hires had serious offenses. Of the 268 about half were hired and two of those employees had offenses that precluded them from working around children. You can find the article here.

Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, schools and schoolyards are enticing places for sexual predators. The combination of a large, moving target population and unique security issues gives sexual offenders the feeling of easy pickings. Today, keeping children safe from sexual predators is one of the top concerns of school officials, students, and parents. Read more…

All sex offender registries are not created equal. Every sex offender registry serves a different purpose and is governed by different rules and regulations. For this reason, some sex offender registries are more effective and comprehensive than others. Other times, a certain sex offender registry will be more beneficial to you than another sex offender registry. In order to make sure your sex offender registry background check works for your specific needs, you must understand the differences that exists among sex offense registries. Read more…