1. State Repository
Search
where available
Courthouse
Search
both county and federal
Database Search
broadest scope, best
used as the foundation
of a more detailed
screening program
SCJIS Search / FBI Search
Fingerprint Search
if your business/company
qualifies as an “authorized recipient”
as defined by the law
What does it cost?
Typical industry pricing
How are criminal records stored?
How long can it take?
What types of searches are available?
Search selection based on risk tolerance
Searches are typically ordered based on an applicant’s access to sensitive populations and / or information
Putting together a plan for
criminal background checks
to perform a criminal background check?
Why spend the time and money
your organization
PROTECT
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Storage
Online Access
Systems
turnover
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A guide to understanding criminal record searches
Criminal records can include the following:
Police Report /
Arrest Records
Criminal Complaint /
Information
Fingerprints Warrants
Convictions
(For example, a listing
of convictions by name
and birth date.)
Juvenile Records AppealsDismissals
Paper Copies Indexes
National
Criminal Database
Search
1
County
Courthouse
Search
1 Court Location
2
Federal
Courthouse
Search
4
National
Sex Offender
Registry
5
County
Courthouse
Search
2 Court Locations
3
Average Turnaround Times
National Criminal
Database Search
$25
Statewide Criminal
Search
$18
County Courthouse
Search
(felony including misdemeanor)
$12
County Courthouse
Search
(felony and misdemeanor)
Federal Courthouse
Search
(felony and misdemeanor)
$14
$12
Global Sanctions
Search
$11
National Sex
Offender Registry
State Sex
Offender Registry
$15 $12
of companies report they
have candidates that require
criminal background checks
in multiple countries.
– Source: August 2014 survey of 592 First Advantage
customers performed by TechValidate
– create screening packages
– consider minimum industry
requirements and standards
– ensure configurability
45%
of companies report that
less than 25% of candidates
are turned away due to
information included in their
background screen.
– Source: August 2014 survey of 592 First Advantage
customers performed by TechValidate
96%
Most frequently ordered criminal searches
Source: First Advantage 2014
0 12hrs 24hrs 36hrs 48hrs 60hrs 72hrs
State Sex Offender
Registry
Federal Search
National Criminal
File
National Sex
Offender Registry
County Criminal
Records
Statewide Criminal
Search
Less than 1 - 12hrs
12 - 48hrs
24 - 72hrs
Determine your
risk tolerance
1
Evaluate possible
action steps:
2
Review with legal
counsel to address global
compliance issues
3
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Low
Risk Positions
Medium
Risk Positions
High
Risk Positions
• National criminal database with
national Sex Offender Search
included
• Courthouse search of one
county
• National criminal database with
national Sex Offender Search
included
• Courthouse search of up to three
counties
• One statewide search
• National criminal database with
national Sex Offender Search
included
• Courthouse search of all counties
lived in within the past seven years
• One statewide search
• Federal courthouse search
Where to order records
Broad net
criminal database
search
Counties where
the applicant has lived
for the past 7 years
Any source revealing
a returned record from
the database search