Archive for the tag 'criminal records search'

Changes in Oregon Sex Offender Background Checks

Background Checks involving the sex offender registry can also be more complex that it first appears.  In some states a young man over eighteen have consensual sex with his girlfriend, who is, say, seventeen, can suffer the misfortune of having irate parents press charges, which results on his being placed on the sexual offender list.   I [...]

Florida Youth Sports Coaches to Require Background Checks

The Florida State Senate has passed a bill mandating that all candidates to coach in youth sports groups will be mandated to undergo background checks.   The new  legislation (SB 15)) has moved to the house where there is a similar bill in play. The bill calls for sanctioning sports authorities in the State of Florida [...]

Are Gun Permits the New Employment Background Check?

Some background checking and employment news is a lot more interesting than others.  The Post-Tribune, which supports the greater Chicago area, reported that the Portage, Indiana Police Chief believed that new rulings allowing employees  to carry weapons to the workplace, provided they keep them in their car, will not lead to more violence on the [...]

When the Background Check Doesn’t Do Its Job

There are background checks, and then there are background checks.  Not all background checks are created equal.  There are different levels of background screening where some searches are far more exacting or more comprehensive than others. And then there is the matter of the background screening service and the researcher who is actually conducting the [...]