Database Searches in Background Checks: SAFERupdates Video Podcast
Searching a criminal record database is quick, easy and inexpensive. The good ones contain A LOT of data (well over a half-billion records) from multiple sources all across the country. But, is a database search alone sufficient? How do these records make it into the database? Is the data up to date and complete? How do database searches compare to other forms of criminal record searches? Are their special legal requirements when searching a database for employment screening purposes? What exactly is included (criminal convictions, arrest records, incarceration records, terrorist watch lists, most wanted lists, sex offender registry searches) in the database you use for your screening purposes? This is definitely a topic where what you don’t know, can hurt you. Join us for this live and interactive webcast where we will explore criminal record databases, their value, and their limitations as well as the legal requirements that go with their use.
