FAQ Helps Dispel Concerns About Background Checks

The goal is to share policy implications of sensitive, specific internet-based tests in place of current approaches to lowering violence, namely fewer mass murders, suicides, homicides. When used, internet-based tests save lives and money. From 2009-2015, a Chicago field test had 324 fewer homicides (saving $2,089,848,548, ROI=6.42). In 60 yrs., conventional approaches for high risk persons (e.g.,. inappropriately releasing poor, severely mentally ill) led to unnecessary expense including yearly: (a) 300 mass murders (59% demonstrating psychiatric conditions); (b) 1-6% having costly personnel challenges; (c) 2,100,000 “revolving door” Emergency-Room (ER) psychiatric admissions (41,149 suicides, 90% mentally ill); (d) 10,000,000 prisoners (14,146 homicides, 20% psychiatric challenges). Current metrics fail [success rates from 25%-73%: (1) for background checks (25%); (2) interviews (M=46%); (3) physical exams (M=49%); (4) other tests (M=73%)]. Internet-based tests are simultaneously sensitive (97%), specific (97%), non-discriminatory, objective, inexpensive, $100/test, require 2-4 hrs.

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Do Background Checks on Private Gun Transfers Help Stop Mass Public Shootings?

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2711323 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

John R. Lott

Keyword(s):

Stop Mass ◽

Background Checks ◽

Mass Public

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Including Domestic Violence Restraining Orders in Brady Bill Background Checks: The Alaska Experience

Criminal Justice Policy Review ◽

10.1177/0887403400011004004 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 329-340

Author(s):

Lawrence C. Trostle ◽

Allan R. Barnes ◽

Cassie L. Atwell

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Background Checks ◽

Restraining Order ◽

Restraining Orders ◽

The Impact

Alaska has recently implemented major changes in its ability to capture when a domestic violence restraining order has been issued and in its ability to make this information available to the authorities for the purposes of Brady Bill handgun application background checks. Curiously, as the number of cases of domestic violence has increased dramatically, the number of handgun applications has decreased sharply. The article follows these events of recent years and points out the problems faced by policy makers in trying to understand the impact of the changes on future incidents of domestic violence.

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Talent Acquisition Under Human Resource, In Satlink Consultancy Services, Chennai

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.b1476.0882s819 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2S8) ◽

pp. 721-727

Keyword(s):

Human Resource ◽

Lead Time ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Initial Screening ◽

Background Checks ◽

Talent Acquisition ◽

New Hires ◽

Documentation Work ◽

Taking Care

Analysis of requirements given by clients & acquire talent.Effective initial screening for the tenured to check the stability.Responsible for the back end work of screening applicants, mapping the resumes with the requirements and maintaining database for future references.Involved in Sourcing of Profiles via various mediums to match the requirements in terms of suitability, lead time and salary guidelines.Coordinating for documentation work. Maintained and corrected the database of the joiners in the company on a regular basis, Coordinating for the Background Checks. Maintained and updated files and retrieve relevant information as and when required. Follow up with offered Candidate till joining. Taking care of Joining of New Hires. To prepare and complete his/her Personal File. Issuing Offer Letters / Appointment Letters

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Not Working and Unable to Work

Convicted and Condemned ◽

10.18574/nyu/9780814724392.003.0006 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Keesha M. Middlemass

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Criminal Justice ◽

Child Support ◽

Public Policies ◽

Criminal History ◽

State Governments ◽

Background Checks ◽

Ethnographic Data ◽

Convicted Felons

This chapter explores the challenges felons face in securing employment, including criminal history background checks, industry restrictions, changes in public policies, the growth of technology, and the reluctance of companies to hire felons. Most participants reentered society unable to secure legal employment due to divergent levels of education and social capital, and the increased use of criminal history background checks. A job is critically important to successfully reenter society due to the increased practice of local and state governments imposing criminal justice fees and fines, as well as child-support payments in arrears. Based on interview and ethnographic data, this chapter details the challenges convicted felons encounter when looking for work, and also explores some of the strategies that participants used in an effort to secure gainful legal employment.

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