backgrounds for churches and nonprofits
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Mike Coffey's presentation on background check considerations for churches and nonprofits.TRANSCRIPT
What Nonprofit Organizations Need to Know About
Criminal Background Checks
Mike CoffeyPresidentImperative Information Groupwww.imperativeinfo.com
Homeland Security concerns have heightened employers’ responsibilities.
Good corporate governance now includes human due diligence.
Employees face threats from within, not just outside, the workforce.
• 516 workplace murders
• 417 by shooting
• - 2006 US Department of Labor
• 12,025 cases filed
• $48.8 million settlements•
- 2006 EEOC
Employers’ liability for employees’ actions costs both money and goodwill.
Employee theft is the single largest cause of retail loss (“shrink”).
• $19 billion
2006 National Retail Security Survey
The most important thing I’ll say today...
Local jurisdictions regularly fail to report criminal convictions to the state database.
Clifton Williams Stephen Barbee Anthony Shore
34% of Texas Death Row convictions are not listed in Texas DPS’ “statewide” database.
There is no reliable “national” or “nationwide” criminal records source.
“National” databases miss 60% or more of available criminal records.
Michael Gilbert
62% of felony defendants released
33% were rearrested
- 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics
State and national criminal databases do not reflect pending criminal cases.
The county courthouses’ “live” criminal records are the best source.
Limiting the background check to a single county will miss important information.
Jacob Muniz
Federal criminal records, though difficult to search, should not be overlooked.
Limiting the scope of criminal reports to seven years will miss important information.
A good criminal background check begins with identity research.
Employment
ApplicationName
DOB
SSN
Prev. addresses
ID Research
Associated Names
SSN Issuance
Address history
All paid staff need full criminal background checks.
IdentityResearch
County
Research
Federal Research
State &
“National”
Databases
County
ResearchPossible records
Volunteers’ roles should be evaluated with from the viewpoint of a bad actor.
High-Access or High-Credibility
High Risk
=
High-Risk Volunteers need full criminal background checks, just like staff.
IdentityResearch
County
Research
Federal Research
State &
“National”
Databases
County
ResearchPossible records
Staff-supervised, low-access volunteers inside a fully implemented safety system.
IdentityResearch
County of Residence
Research
State &
“National”
Databases
County
ResearchPossible records
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act governs employment-related background checks.
The employer must provide information prior to making an adverse decision.
The employer must provide additional notice after taking the adverse decision.
The FCRA limits what can be reported in background checks.
1996 – Berkeley, SC
• Domestic violence
• DWI
2001, 2002 – Navarro, TX
• Criminal Trespass
• Theft
• DWI
Identity theft is a growing problem in criminal records.
Mike CoffeyPresident
Imperative Information Grouphttp://www.imperativeinfo.comhttp://blogs.imperativeinfo.com
P.O. Box 101327Fort Worth, Texas 76185
Licensed by the Texas Department of Public SafetyPrivate Security Board (A09357)