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This section provides details on our criminal background screening.
To provide the most accurate criminal background information available, Sterling only relies on primary information sources. Sterling directly accesses county, state, federal and national electronic record repositories where available. Where such sources are not available, Sterling employs hundreds of researchers located across the United States who will personally access records on site at the applicable repository.
The process for investigating the criminal background of an applicant is as follows:
- All paperwork is returned to Rising Star Consulting.
- The request is entered into the web-based order entry, tracking, and reporting system by Rising Star. This system is operated 24/7, enabling us to service your information needs at all times. This also enables us to reduce Criminal Conviction Search turnaround times by more than 33%.
- Addresses can be entered manually from the application or the applicant’s address history can be automatically generated from social security trace results.
- Sterling’s state-of-the-art system will parse address information, determining the exact jurisdiction to be searched.
- The data is automatically routed to the appropriate researcher or repository via the secure, real-time communications system.
- If accessing an automated repository, results are directly transmitted to Sterling Testing Systems via secure data interchange.
- If the repository must be accessed in person, the court researcher receives the investigation request through a private, password-protected web page. The request is resent every 15 minutes via e-mail as a back up.
- The status of the request can be viewed at any time by contacting Rising Star Consulting.
After the criminal background check is completed:
- The court researcher transmits all findings back to Sterling Testing Systems via secure connection.
- All incoming information is updated in real-time and can be viewed by Rising Star Consulting.
- When the investigation has been completed, the final results are transmitted back to your company.
Criminal conviction records will contain the following information:
- Applicant’s Name
- County of Conviction
- Docket Number
- Indictment Number
- Arrest Date
- Reason for Arrest
- Disposition of Date
- Disposition
Turnaround Time
The turnaround time for criminal background checks is 24 – 48 hours.
Types of Criminal Background checks offered:
County Criminal Database Search
The County search is the most comprehensible search of all. This search provides you with detailed information posted by the county regarding all offenses. Statewide searches will roll down to County databases, however county does not roll up to Statewide or National Searches.
National Criminal Database Search
The National Criminal Database Search, which provides multi-jurisdictional information from multiple sources including County Records, State Department of Corrections, Sexual Offenders Lists and Administrative Office of Courts. As not all counties and/or states are represented by this search, it is a supplemental to a comprehensive county and/or statewide Criminal Conviction search.
Federal District Criminal Search
Federal crimes are those in violation of the United States Criminal Code, and are mainly white-collar crimes dealing with various forms of fraud, often accompanied by charges of money laundering and tax evasion. There are over 100 categories of offenses that are considered to be federal crimes, including and crime committed on federal property.
We have the ability to obtain Federal records from all district courts throughout the United States. There are currently 94 federal judicial districts, with at least one in every state, as well as in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Statewide Criminal Conviction Search
This screen performs Statewide Criminal Background searches for felonies and misdemeanors.
Other Employee Screening Services We Offer:
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