Should college applicants get background checks?

To increase the safety of college campuses, nearly ten percent of colleges now require students to submit to background checks before they can live on campus.  Other colleges process background checks only on those students who disclose a criminal history on his or her admissions application.  The idea of performing formal background checks on potential [...]

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County vs. Statewide Criminal Searches

Trying to decide which type of criminal searches to process for potential employees can be confusing, as there are positives and negatives to each search. Nationwide criminal searches may seem the most attractive, but are generally database searches which are incomplete, inaccurate and untimely. Unfortunately, there is no live nationwide criminal search available [...]

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CII InfoPost – Arizona Court Fees Change

We have recently been made aware of a significant change in court fees relative to Arizona.  Effective September 26th, 2008 court fees for searches conducted in Arizona will be as follows:
Apache, AZ                 $24.00
Mohave, AZ                $24.00

If you should have any questions or concerns, please contact our Client Services Department, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 [...]

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Why Smart Companies Process Background Investigations

1) Just having a background screening policy can discourage applicants with something to hide.
A person with a criminal record or false resume may simply decide to apply to a company that does not pre-screen. This is becoming an increasingly important issue as more and more candidates are committing resume fraud than ever [...]

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