Pre-employment screening is one of the most effective ways an employer can ensure they are maintaining a safe, secure and efficient work environment.  By utilizing pre-employment screening and verification processes, along with reviewing possible criminal records, an employer is assured they are hiring the best employees.

In addition, background screening is an excellent tool to be used by apartment complexes to ensure the safety of their tenants.  In cases where an individual has moved frequently, we recommend a criminal search of each county/state they have resided in over a period of time.  Of course this would not be necessary if an individual has lived in one jurisdiction most of their lifetime, or for several consecutive years.

We recommend that employers do not limit their background searches to a state-wide search only.  The information contained in the records of a state repository is dependent on police agencies and courts submitting their information to the repository.  This is often not the case.  Many times, performing a state-wide search is not as thorough as checking the individual county/state an applicant has lived in.  Additionally, there are cases of inaccurate data, cases which have been thrown out of court; however, the information has not been purged from a database.  Thus a potential employee is denied employment in inaccurate and false information, leaving your company subject to legal liability if this information is not verified to be accurate prior to denying employment.

Whether you are a business owner, apartment complex manager, day care owner/manager, church, school, industry, etc., background screening is recommended to protect you, your employees, clients, tenants, property, etc.

Additionally, attorney's often utilize background screening in cases of child custody, etc.

The background searches we provide are NOT limited to a "database only" search.  In the event of a "hit" occurring on an individual's record, a live "runner" manually goes to the jurisdiction where the "hit" occurred and verifies it for accuracy -- at no additional charge.  Clear reports are returned immediately.

The screening services offered by AlphaGenetic Testing Services include the following services which are the same as those provided to the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Department of State, National Intelligence Community, etc.:

· National criminal and court search service.  Provides instant access to nearly 207 million records from the following:  States and county criminal record repositories, States Administrative Office of Courts, States Department of Corrections, States Sex Offender databases, Terrorist Watch List/Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), as well as proprietary record information collected from past criminal record searches in all 50 states.  Plus, all potential criminal records are re-verified with the courts at no additional charge.  The “widescreen” data for Tennessee consist of TN Department of Corrections, TN Administrator of Courts and Tennessee Sex Offender Register data.  These records contain felonies and misdemeanors and include sentence type; probation maximum months and days; original plea; offense county; offense code; verdict finding; offense identification; date and class; court name; docket number, first, middle and last names; date of birth; gender; and race.

· Wanted Persons Security Screen & Terrorist Watch List Search.

· Sex Offender Registry Searches

· Verification Services:

· Employment—Applicant’s previous employer is contacted and a telephone interview is conducted to obtain employment dates, positions and rehire status.

· Education—verifies an applicant’s educational background, confirming dates of attendance and highest degree completed.  Signed releases are required by certain institutions in order to verify these searches.

· License—verifies licenses held, licensure status, expiration date and other information as provided by the licensing agency.

· Military verification—Verifies military service information provided by the applicant, including military service branch, service dates and position.

· Driving History—Reviews an applicant’s driving history when a position requires driving as part of their job function.  We offer standard delivery or express/instant access.

Background screening helps employers:

· Reduce employee theft

· Avoid workplace violence

· Discover employment, education and license falsification on applications and resumes

· Protect them from financial irresponsibility

· Lower their insurance liability

· Reduce employee turnover

FAQ:

Do you use database searches or CD-ROMS to obtain public record data?
Answer: Ninety-one percent (91%) of the county criminal record searches performed require that an investigator or field agent go physically to the courthouse and complete an in-person search of the criminal court record docket. All investigators or field agents used are experienced and seasoned public record abstractors. Many of the searchers have trained paralegal backgrounds, are attorneys, or have worked in the Clerk of Courts Office. Currently 9% of the court repositories have only real time - on line access to their criminal court records. This method provides actual images of the true court record via the court's own automated system and the information retrieved is the exact same in both image and timeliness as if a physical search had been performed manually in the courthouse. These courts generally do not maintain printed court record information. This automated information is obtained by the same personnel that would normally conduct the physical search. It is conducted either at the actual courthouse on a computer terminal or via a direct computer interface which has been authorized by the clerk of the court. A service is NOT used.  Criminal court record information extracted from CD-ROMS, diskettes or any non-court databases is NOT used. This material has inherent risks, generally fails to meet the requirements under the FCRA and does not provide our clients with thorough and up-to-date investigative results. Our court record information is always extracted from the actual court repository responsible for maintaining the records in the jurisdiction.