Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Criminal Background Checks in Schools
In compliance with Megan’s Law, candidates to be hired at any school in the United States school must undergo criminal background checks prior to employment. The law was named after a 7 year old girl who was molested and killed by a neighbor in New Jersey. The killer was a convicted sex offender. In 1996, President Clinton ratified the law, which requires the release of relevant criminal information to protect the public from sexual offenders.
A school district cannot hire a candidate without clearance from the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice conducts over 1 million background checks per year for various companies that are eligible. As of July '05, California law requires that everyone working around children must be digitally fingerprinted. Once in the system, any subsequent arrest in California will trigger an alert at the Department of Justice.
A school district cannot hire a candidate without clearance from the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice conducts over 1 million background checks per year for various companies that are eligible. As of July '05, California law requires that everyone working around children must be digitally fingerprinted. Once in the system, any subsequent arrest in California will trigger an alert at the Department of Justice.
Port Security - Employee Background Screening in the News
Recently, their has been a great deal of media coverage about the transfer of cotrol of several US ports to a UAE (state-run) company. After 9/11, the US government focused on bolstering security at airports. However, security experts note that most freight coming through U.S. ports is never screened. Critics believe that the port deal will create even more security concerns.
One of the concerns raised by congress members is that they want more information about what background checks were performed on Dubai's top officials as part of the vetting process for the deal, as well as what employee background screening procedures it has in place. Several congressional panels, including the Senate Banking Committee, are expected to review various aspects of the deal.
One of the concerns raised by congress members is that they want more information about what background checks were performed on Dubai's top officials as part of the vetting process for the deal, as well as what employee background screening procedures it has in place. Several congressional panels, including the Senate Banking Committee, are expected to review various aspects of the deal.
