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When Background Checks Go Wrong
October 25, 2017 - by Steven Melendez After spending several years on a waiting list for a subsidized apartment in Tennessee, “Jack” says he was turned away by a leasing agent when incorrect information turned up in a routine background check. “She’s like, ‘You have a sex offender charge on your record,’ and I was shocked,” says Jack, who requested that we not use his real name to avoid having it further associated with the erroneous allegation. “I never have been charged with that.” The agent showed Jack a copy of the report, which referred to a man with a similar name and birthdate, he says. The report also included a photo of the alleged sex offender, who...
Why AI Doesn't Mean Taking The 'Human' Out Of Human Resources
October 23, 2017 - by Georgene Huang Artificial intelligence, commonly known as “AI,” is a popular buzzword these days. Some of us hear the...
Millions Of Facial images In Police Database
October 19, 2017 - An official watchdog has issued a fresh warning over the police’s use of more than 20m facial images on their searchable databases, more than...
Background Check Technology Company PASS Relaunches To Provide Powerful AI-Driven Solution To Cope W
October 17, 2017 - New technology and business strategy offer 150% increase in productivity and reduce time to hire by 80% Background check technology...
Matt Jaye Appointed to National Advocacy Committee
October 12, 2017 - Matt Jaye, Vice President of Sales at Corporate Screening, has joined the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAP...
Maverick Criminal Record Provider Reportedly Operating in New Hampshire
October 11, 2017 - Maverick Criminal Record Provider Reportedly Operating in New Hampshire According to a PRRN member, there is a record ven...
How Common Is Workplace Crime?
October 04, 2017 - Workplace crime is more common than you think. Common workplace criminal activity includes things like property theft, fraud, and sexual harassment...
Kansas Chooses Online Records' Vendor
September 27, 2017 - The Kansas Supreme Court announced that a vendor has been selected to provide a centralized case management system that is expected to make distric...
Internet Court Online
August 30, 2017 - China has just opened a new court that will solely deal with internet-related cases. Based in Hangzhou – where many large Chin...
Close As You Get - UK Sex Offender List
August 24, 2017 - List 99 Check Online Education providers are able to complete a List 99 check, now known as Children's Barred List Search...
How many U.S. adults have a criminal record? Depends on how you define it
August 20, 2017 - How many U.S. adults have a criminal record? Depends on how you define it by Dan Clark Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants businesses in New...
FBI Can Keep Secret Who's In Its Biometrics 'Mega Database,' Says Justice Dept.
August 17, 2017 - The FBI has obtained a legal exemption from federal privacy laws, allowing the agency to keep secret whose data it has stored in its vast bi...
Under 13's Getting Plenty of Criminal Cautions
August 16, 2017 - 65 children aged under 13 in the West Midlands got a criminal record for the first time last year. This included 23 children caught...
Branded For Life - Sex Offender
August 15, 2017 - Branded For Life By Peter Korn Michael W. understands the journey Oregon State University baseball pitcher Luke Heiml...
Conviction For Urinating In Public
August 13, 2017 - A man who urinated on a woman at a Spiderbait gig last year has been convicted and hit with an $800 fine in court this week. As The...
Chun Lan Yang and Straightline International Open the Door to Chinese Market
July 10, 2017 - A recent hire - Chunlan Yang - by Straightline International (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands) has opened the gateway for USA based pre-employment...
Pre-employment Screening Background Searches Sink to New Lows
July 09, 2017 - What is now known as a criminality search.. a combination of a media search, like Google, plus a global sanctions search has lowered the bar on wha...
New List of Lower Prices from Straightline International
June 04, 2017 - New Lower Prices from Straightline International. "We take criminal records seriously." China Shenzhen $21.99 Dongguan $2...
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