The Dangers of Using the Internet to Conduct Pre-Employment Screening

An article from CNN, highlights the dangers of using internet sites to conduct pre-employment screening. It also highlights the dangers of the supposed, “National Criminal Record Search”. The only way to conduct fair, accurate criminal record checks is county by county. CIR has issued warnings of the dangers of using internet sites for background screening. This shows how many holes are in these “national criminal files”.  Save your money for coffee.

Background check missed suspected shooter’s prison stint

(‘March 11, 2010 — Updated 0200 GMT March 10, 2010 9:00 p.m. EST

Police say Nathaniel Brown opened fire on his co-workers at a university maintenance building.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Background check performed in September 2009 turned up no criminal record

Ohio newspaper says shooting suspect spent five years in prison between 1979 and 1984

School president said hiring procedures will be evaluated in wake of the shooting

(CNN) — A background check conducted in 2009 on an Ohio State University employee suspected of opening fire Tuesday on his co-workers turned up no criminal record, even though he apparently served five years in prison.

The background check, released by the university Wednesday, was performed by third-party vendor OPENonline in September 2009 after shooting suspect Nathaniel Brown applied for a job as a janitor in the school’s Facilities Operations & Development Department.

Under the criminal records section, the check shows “No records found” nationally or locally. A check by CNN on Wednesday by a different vendor also revealed no criminal past. However, according to The Columbus-Dispatch, records show Brown spent five years in prison between 1979 and 1984 for receiving stolen property.

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Criminal record checks should be conducted county by county. CIR offers complimentary Department of Correction Records to increase the depth of our background screens.

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