Thursday, January 22, 2009

Using Criminal History Background Checks can Protect You & Your F

By Greg Tredan

There are many articles out there that will tell you that you can get free criminal history background checks done. They make it sound very easy and quick, but don't believe this. The problem is that they take forever to do and the accuracy is less than perfect.

If your time is important, then this is probably not the way to go. There are options that won't require you to give up a full month of your life. Here are better options that you can use to check the criminal history of someone.

Doing something for free is not always the best way to go. This is the case when it comes to criminal history background checks. You will have to go through all the public records databases for all 50 states and that even sounds time consuming. This is not an easy task and it can be very frustrating.

There are two better options that you can use. One is a bit expensive and the other one is very reasonable and fast. Either one will get the job done and get you good, accurate information.

The first choice would be to go with a private investigator. They are known for getting good and accurate information about anybody. However, they do charge a nice large fee so if you are not looking to spend a few hundred dollars to get a criminal background check, then this is not your option.

Using the private investigator can give you much more information than just the criminal history, though. They can find out just about anything on anybody and that is what they specialize in. Just know that it is not cheap, but if you want more information than the criminal history of a person, then it might not be a bad option for you.

The second option, which is recommended, is to use an online database for criminal history background checks. As long as you have the name of the person, a birth date, and a social security number you can do a full background check including all 50 states for a very reasonable price. This is something I would never over look when hiring a new employee at my business or around my home, especially with contractors.

Since this is inexpensive and will help to protect your and your company it should always be done. I would make sure to get a criminal history check on anybody I hired for my business or for working around my home. It is ultimately your choice, but if you choose not to you might lose some money or someone could be harmed.

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