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Would You Hire Persons With Criminal Background Records?

It is generally difficult for employment candidates with criminal records to find meaningful employment.  Unless, of course, you are a politician, and then you transition as a lobbyist or consultant.  Just kidding.  Or not.   But for the majority of people convicted of crimes, finding work is at best problematic. As Corra Group, we have had […]

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About To Do Time? Talk to Larry Levine, Jailhouse Consultant

I always love it when people are able to take what may be their worst experiences and turn it into something profitable and worthwhile.   It is taking the proverbial lemon and making lemonade.   It shoes the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that makes me optimistic about our bouncing back fromour current economic condition. In the case […]

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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office Returns to Earlier Hiring Practices

Okay, maybe there is something wrong with this picture.  But according the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department relaxed its hiring practices and started hiring Sheriff’s with drug and alcohol and financial problems, and criminal records.   This was during a push to bolster its ranks, during a ramping up phase.   During that […]

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Background Checks Against Inept Nurses

Following up on my previous postings about a joint Los Angeles Times ProPublica study on the breakdown in oversight of the nursing and healthcare industry, the Times has published another article, describing how inept nurses lose their license in one state and move to another.  In some cases the nurses who move  around have the […]