Guide to Background Investigations: A Comprehensive Source Directory for Employee Screening and Background Investigations - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0964238829 ISBN 13: 9780964238824

Verlag: T I S I, 1998

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The Guide is THE essential directory to nationwide public record sources. Whether you use The Guide for your own investigations or as a resource for providing client services, you will find this publication INVALUABLE. Sources for all these and more - under one cover...Criminal Records, Civil Court Records, Bankruptcy Records, Driving Records, GED Test Scores, License Verifications for 11 Professions, Workers' Compensation Reports, Military Records, Vital Statistics, NEW: State Medical Examiners & Coroners, U.S. Territory Driving Records, Pharmaceutical Licensing Boards.

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The Guide to Background Investigations has undergone quite a transformation since the inaugural edition in 1987. Originally entitled the National Employment Screening Directory, the first slim volume contained only 320 pages. Users, primarily consisting of employers, were given four sources of public record from which to order pre-employment screening information: workers' compensation records, driving records, state criminal records and educational records. This modest amount of information actually represented a huge advance in the field of employment screening. For the first time, employers had a resource that pointed them to inexpensive public records that could significantly enhance their employment screening efforts. Progress: What that first edition did, it did well. However, it quickly became apparent that a few improvements could make the publication even more valuable, not only to the employer, but also to other professions interested in performing background investigations. First, many more sources of public record have been added. Where the first edition contained only workers' comp, driving, state criminal, and education records, new sources of public record have been added with each new edition. The Guide can now direct you to procedures for obtaining records from any of ten state agencies in the 50 states plus DC. By contacting these you can find anything from vital statistics to criminal records. You can also find out procedures for requesting criminal, civil and misdemeanor records from any of the 3000+ counties across the nation. State licensing boards in each state have also been added to help you verify licenses from eleven professions. The Guide also now offers information for such federal record holders as the military for personnel and school records, district criminal, civil and bankruptcy courts, Regional Record Service Facilities for older and closed district and bankruptcy court records, and the FAA. To help locate the proper jurisdiction to which you should submit a request, you can look in the City/County Cross-reference for each state, a comprehensive Zip code/State/County Cross-reference or refer to the state maps which include county boundaries with grids and indexes. The organizational structure of The Guide has also changed. Where record holders were once grouped by subject, they are now grouped geographically. No longer does an investigator have to flip back and forth between various sections of the book to find state sources of information on an individual. Everything for a given state is located in the State Records Directory in the front section of the book. For federal records, turn to the Federal Records Directory. Procedures for verifying attendance and degree and obtaining transcripts from any post-secondary institution in the country are located in the Educational Records Directory. The original version was so improved that the name was even changed to its presently titled The Guide to Background Investigations. Additions: The Eighth Edition continues to build on the foundation laid by its seven predecessors. In addition to contacting every agency listed in the Seventh Edition (to insure we have listed complete and current information), sources for driving records in the American Territories are now included. This addition, along with our Canadian section, prompted us to include a Time Zone Map to help our readers when contacting jurisdictions outside of their own calling area. Added to the list of medical licensing fields is each state's Board of Pharmacy and Medical Examiner's Office. And, at the request of our readers, we have improved the Zip Code/State/County Cross-reference and added the indexes back to the state maps. Look for an improved, easy-to-use County/District/Division Cross-reference for each state in the District Court Record sections. At the back of the book there is now a new Buyer's Guide section. Our Mission: TISI is committed to providing publications and products that enable security and personnel professionals to do their jobs more effectively, at less expense, in less time. Whether new to The Guide or a long time customer, you will find the Eighth Edition to be another significant step toward that goal. Another publication by TISI is the Social Security Number Guide. This 13-page booklet helps identify incorrect or fraudulent Social Security Numbers and determine the state of issue. Like The Guide to Background Investigations, it is also available on diskette. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Forward Introduction

Why Background Investigations?

The Need to Know

Answers Through Public Records

Summary of Contents

Keeping Current

Limitations of The Guide

Suggested Precautions

Identifiers Using The Guide to Background Investigations

Learning By Doing State Records Directory

Utility and Availability

Criminal Records

Driving Records, Vehicle Ownership And Identification Records

Workers' Compensation Records

Vital Statistics

Incorporations

Licensing Boards

UCC Records

Federal And State Tax Liens

Civil Court Records

City/County Cross References

Icons United States Time Zones And Area Codes State Listings (all 50 States plus the District of Columbia) American Territories Driving Records Canadian Driving Records Locator Directory Zip Code/County/State Cross Reference Federal Records Directory

The Federal Court System

Using Federal Records

What You Will Find

Record Service Facilities

Pacer

United States District Court Listings

Regional Records Service Facilities Listings

Federal Aviation Administration

Military Locator - Personnel Records

Military Locator - World Wide Military Locators

Military Schools Educational Records Directory

The Problem Solved

Ins And Outs

Understanding The School And Program Listings

Accreditation

State/City/School Cross Reference

School Listings Buyer's Guide

Rezensionen

Intended to assist in the investigation and screening of potential employees, this useful, detailed, and well-formatted resource is published every two years (it was formerly titled National Employment Screening Directory). The eighth edition includes subdirectories for locating and requesting records from state, federal, and educational entities, plus a brief buyer's guide (not seen). Most entries relate to the 50 states and the District of Columbia, but some information about the American Territories and Canada is also included, an improvement over the seventh edition. Typical entries include addresses, phone/FAX numbers, web-site addresses, costs, and expected turnaround time for obtaining specific documentation. The state records section features brief information specific to each state, a state map (not seen), and sources for obtaining information about motor vehicle ownership, driving records, workers' compensation claims, vital statistics, criminal records, professional license verification, and uniform commercial code (UCC) filings for tax liens. Each state section includes a handy cross reference from city to county to facilitate requests for criminal and civil records from county courthouses. The federal subdirectory details the availability of records for federal district and bankruptcy courts, FAA certification and aircraft registry, military service records, military school records, and old or closed records from Regional Record Services Facilities. Arranged alphabetically by institution, the educational section describes procedures for verifying academic attendance and degrees, requesting transcripts, and determining accreditation status. Useful for those who verify credentials and/or conduct background checks; a $299 CD-ROM version is also available from the same publishers at . Recommended for larger collections covering human resources, criminal investigation, and related fields.?Elizabeth Connor, Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Using The Guide To Background Investigation: The Guide To Background Investigations is designed to make the professional researcher's job easier. It is not a book to be read. It is a resource to be used. By unlocking a variety of potentially job-relevant public and educational records, The Guide means both new information and new efficiencies for the human resource or security professional. This section will illustrate how The Guide can best be applied in background screening. Learning By Doing: Familiarity is the key to realizing the potential of The Guide. User surveys have shown that those who use the information contained in the book most often are the most satisfied with its performance. Conversely, those who do not employ the information in a significant way will most likely fail to realize its true benefits. General Organization: There are four record directories contained within The Guide. 1.The State Records Directory details procedures for accessing county and state criminal records, civil records, corporate standings, GED test scores, driving and vehicle identification records, workers' compensation claim histories, records from 11 different professional licensing boards, vital statistics, UCC filings and other state-held data. This section also includes a Time Zone Map and maps showing each state's county borders, county seats, and major cities. Following the state listings are sources for driving records from Canada and the American Territories. Also included is a resource for court records in the Virgin Islands. 2. The Locator Directory includes a Zip Plus 4/County/State Cross-reference. 3. The Federal Records Directory details procedures for obtaining criminal, civil and bankruptcy records in each of the nation's federal judicial districts and Regional Record Service Facilities. It also lists access procedures for obtaining FAA records, military personnel records, and military school attendance and degree verification and transcripts. 4. The Education Records Directory offers concise instructions for verifying educational credentials at over 4,000 post-secondary institutions and programs. Required Reading: Three of the source directories begin with a short introduction. These will explain the specific sources included in that directory, the overall availability of those records and how this information can be used in the investigative process. These introductions should not be taken as optional reading. Problems and potentials not otherwise considered can be found. The introductions may clarify why an omitted record search should be added to all background checks. Abbreviations: For simplicity, a handful of often-used terms in the search requirements for the various record repositories have been abbreviated. When used in The Guide, the following abbreviations have the indicated meaning: DOB

Date of birth FAX

Facsimile phone number PO

Post Office SASE

Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope SSN

Social Security Number US

United States TAR

Turnaround time Getting Started: If one or more job applicants are currently being evaluated, The Guide can be put to work immediately. The applicant's biographical data from the resume or application can reveal previous addresses. Use The Guide to research public records on the applicant in the places he or she has lived or worked. Also use it contact any post-secondary school listed to confirm attendance. The research process will immediately become familiar as useful information is gathered. If no applicant reviews are currently in progress, a practice background check on a current employee, or better yet, yourself, will increase the researcher's confidence and efficiency on subsequent searches that count. After just a few uses, background checks using The Guide will be more organized, more efficient and more skillful. In the many applications of The Guide, the following steps and suggestions may prove helpful. 1. Location is Critical: The key to effective use of public records knows the locations that need to be checked. The employment application should point to the basic location(s) where the applicant has had significant contacts. Additional sources such as the applicant's motor vehicle report and Social Security Number may reveal others. 2. Social Security Numbers: The Social Security Number provided by a job applicant tells much more than many researchers realize. The numbering system indicates the state in which an applicant's number was issued and the time of issue, perhaps uncovering another location to search or an unlikely or impossible number. Use the Social Security Number Guide or the Social Security Number Verifier, purchased separately from TISI, to verify the Social Security Number and the state which issued the number. 3. State Records: The Guide provides access information on several classes of records maintained at the state or county level. The utility of some - for example, workers' compensation claim histories and criminal records - will be quite obvious. The purpose of others is explained in the Introduction to State Records. For example, using motor vehicle reports (MVRs) in a screening program will reveal traffic violations and may offer some indicators of the applicant's lifestyle. However, the MVR may also supply or confirm a host of identifying data about an individual, including the applicant's full name, date of birth, current address, previous address and perhaps previous state of residence. This inexpensive report can aid in detecting falsified applications or supply missing information to an incomplete investigation file. 4. Federal Records: Each federal district court listing contains a list of the counties within its jurisdiction. The districts themselves include complete instructions for accessing federal civil, criminal and bankruptcy records in each location. In addition, a handy County/District/Division Cross-reference is included to help find the specific court that holds the records for either District or Bankruptcy. Also included are instructions for accessing the primary storage facility for certain closed files no longer physically housed in the district courts themselves. 5. Educational Credentials: The Educational Records Directory lists over 4,000 colleges and universities, with the specific procedures each institution follows for confirming attendance, degree, and obtaining transcripts. 97% of these institutions will cooperate with employers in background investigations, by verifying degree and/or attendance and providing copies of transcripts. 6. Justification: If only one falsified employment application is detected or one expensive outside background investigation is avoided, the investment in The Guide will be realized.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: T I S I
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0964238829
• ISBN 13: 9780964238824
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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