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What is a sex offender and more?

What is a sex offender and more?

What is a sex offender? A sex offender (also sexual offender, sex abuser, or sexual abuser) is a person who committed a sex crime, although what constitute

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How Religious Organizations Can Fight Sexual Abuse with More Thorough Background Checks Blog Post

How Religious Organizations Can Fight Sexual Abuse with More Thorough Background Checks

Two decades have elapsed since the Boston Globe exposed the widespread problem of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Since then, many churches and r...

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Sporting Organizations Maintain Lists of Sexual Misconduct Perpetrators Blog Post

Sporting Organizations Maintain Lists of Sexual Misconduct Perpetrators

Most pre-employment background checks focus first and foremost on criminal history. If a candidate has red flags in their past that might predict futu...

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Former Youth Sports Umpire Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender Blog Post

Former Youth Sports Umpire Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

A 51-year-old Illinois man has been sentenced to prison for failing to register as a sex offender. Per a report from the Belleville News-Democrat, Den...

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Members of Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Unit Didn't Face Background Checks, Go through Training Blog Post

Members of Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Unit Didn't Face Background Checks, Go through Training

The Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention & Response program is designed to combat sexual assault in the United States military, and to work with victim...

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What is a sex offender and more? Blog Post

What is a sex offender and more?

What is a sex offender and more?

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YMCA Swim Trainer Fired for Past Conviction Involving Sex with Minor Blog Post

YMCA Swim Trainer Fired for Past Conviction Involving Sex with Minor

A longtime swimming trainer working for the YMCA swim team in Somerville, New Jersey, has been dismissed after Y officials discovered he was convicted...

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Audit Finds Sex Offenders in State-Funded Child Care and Foster Homes Blog Post

Audit Finds Sex Offenders in State-Funded Child Care and Foster Homes

https://www.backgroundchecks.com/blog/audit-finds-sex-offenders-in-state-funded-child-care-and-foster-homes

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Sex Offender Protesters Hired By Council Arrested For Working Too Close to Children Blog Post

Sex Offender Protesters Hired By Council Arrested For Working Too Close to Children

Two protesters hired by a company that protests businesses working with non-union labor were arrested for violating the Sexual Offender Registry Act i...

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Small Business Owner Shocked by Revelation That Employee Was Sex Offender Blog Post

Small Business Owner Shocked by Revelation That Employee Was Sex Offender

Bouncy play houses and castles are a common site at children’s parties and other events for children, making for a fun time for the children who atten...

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US Offender OneSEARCH | Product Blog Post

US Offender OneSEARCH | Product

backgroundchecks.com will search our own database, a specific state’s repository and available tribal registries in that state, based on the applicant...

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What are the best behavioral interview questions and answers? Blog Post

What are the best behavioral interview questions and answers?

How can you prevent toxic influences in the workplace? See how the right behavioral interview questions can illuminate potential problems.

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Should Restraining Orders Also Restrain Job Opportunities? Blog Post

Should Restraining Orders Also Restrain Job Opportunities?

Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace is critical. How can employers uncover restraining orders, and should they be a barrier to employment?

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