Re-Verification Improves Accuracy and Lowers Costs
Re-Verification Saves You Time & Money
Most background screening companies charge $12 to $14 to re-verify positive records from the national database, plus additional court fees. Protect My Ministry does this for you at no additional cost, no additional court fees and gives you a guarantee of accurate results the first time.
To be proactive, prior to sending national background results to our clients, we verify the accuracy of the information by thoroughly reviewing every positive record "hit" returned from the national criminal & sex offender database. These records are "frozen" for further investigation at the county courthouse. To view a completely re-verified record from start to finish download these sample background reports "Before Re-Verification" and "After Re-Verification." Be wary of any background check service offering you instant results, unless there is a proactive re-verification process as well.
Re-Verification Process
Records are first validated whether they positively match the applicant's identity. This will prevent you from getting "false positives," which can happen when doing national database searches. Protect My Ministry will conduct further due diligence by filtering out un-reportable records (e.g. parking tickets). Clearing out un-reportable records before sending results is the best way to protect the applicant's rights and is required by the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA). A final report from Protect My Ministry will include the following:
- Case numbers
- File Dates
- Complete description of charges
- Sentencing information
- Disposition and dates
- For cases with multiple charges we will fully explain each charge
There are many great background screening companies around the country but there are still many who are either not in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (the federal law intended to protect individuals from bad background checks) or are so cavalier with their quality that they routinely misreport negative information. This is bad for job seekers, volunteers, employers, and the background screening industry.
One bright spot in the area of consumer protection is Concerned CRAs, an informal collaboration of background screening firms who have certified that they will take extra steps to ensure the accuracy of criminal records reported from so-called national databases. We have also agreed to avoid sending indivduals' information to foreign countries (off-shoring data).
