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Criminal
Background Check
And Pre Employment Screening
A
criminal background check during pre employment screening is an
integral part of the condition of employment organizations use today.
Businesses
today face increased liability for the actions of their employees and
agents.
A smart business protects itself from costly
lawsuits and damaged reputation by pre-screening its employees.
Another
way to look at it is...think of the typical employee interaction with
customers.
- Do the employees handle cash?
- Do they go
into customer's homes or businesses?
- Drive a company vehicle?
- Interact
with minors?
Not to sound all gloom and doom, but
employer's owe it to their company, employees and customers to to make
sure they don't hire the wrong person.
Private
organizations who specialize in criminal background screenings can assist
by providing the employer information to help them make the right
employee choice.
Criminal history background checks
are different from organization to organization.
However, most criminal background screenings will include some or all
of the following:
- Local courthouses
listing all criminal offenses committed by an individual during a given
period of time.
- Traffic Offenses: Normally, the only traffic
offenses that show on a county criminal record search would be a
serious offense such as "driving under the influence" or a "hit and
run" violation.
- Misdemeanors: Usually considered a less
serious or minor offense, the misdemeanor is a crime punishable by
incarceration, typically in a local confinement facility.
- Felonies:
Of all the county criminal records, these offenses are considered more
serious.
- Generally speaking, civil cases, such as
lawsuits
between individuals or corporations and bankruptcies, are not included
on a criminal record check.
In
addition to the Criminal
Background Check info here, don't
forget to check out the other various Employment
Background Screening
sections, such as: Medical
Background Check, Employment
Drug Screening, Education
Background Check, Polygraph
Test
and Employment
Credit Check.
Also, you may want to check out some additional information if
you are considering
the Federal
Government jobs
arena.
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