It was reported that Democratic Senator, Charles Schumer, voiced that many groups using FBI records do not have access to out-of-state background checks. These background checks include, especially, criminal records.
According to local television station 13Wham.com Schumer is proposing legislation that would give summer schools and daycare senators access to the FBI criminal database files. Schumer was speaking to the Boys and Girls Club. Apparently, the Boys and Girls Club is one of the first organization nationwide to do background checks on its employment candidates.
This is all a good idea, but frankly Corra Group and other reputable background searching companies have been providing background searches to youth groups and non-profit organizations for some time now. We provide everything from the nationwide criminal database search, that includes the sexual offenders registry, to county criminal and federal criminal records searches.
We conduct these searches for all sorts of youth groups, including day camps and sports organizations. We conduct them for religious schools and social services. So while we think Senator Schumer has offered up an excellent idea, we are a bit puzzled as to why the concept of background checks for employment candidates for youth groups, day camps, and the like, is such a novel idea. In fact, we would think that any youth group that does not order criminal records searches on its job candidates is being remiss. The sexual offenders registry alone is a vital necessity.
On most days, people wanting to work with children are reputable and without criminal records. With this economic downturn, I would think youth groups have a pick of viable candidates. But there is always the risk, and picking the wrong job candidate can prove embarrassing and costly, to say nothing of the damage that can be done to the children.
So check them out before you hire.
