Background Checks: An Introduction for Not For Profits
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Michelle Pyan, President, Commercial Investigations LLC
800-284-0906
VolChecked.com
www.commercialinvestigationsllc.com
Background Checks
What Does It Mean?
• A background check or background investigation is the process of looking up and compiling criminal records, commercial records and financial records of an individual or an organization.
• Background check - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_check
Types of Backgrounds
• Criminal
• Driving
• Sex Offender
• Credit
• Identity Verification
• Monitoring
• Drug Testing
Costs of Backgrounds
• Varies Greatly
–Depends on Names and
Jurisdictions
–Depends on Searches Included
–Depends on Company Used
No Cost Services
• Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender
Public Website
–www.nsopw.gov
– Established in 2005
–Dru Sjodin
• 22 year old College Student
• Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Kidnapped and Murdered
• By Sex Offender Registered in Minnesota
No Cost Services
• Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
–www.nsopw.gov
–One National Search Site
– Links Sex Offender Registries• State
• Territorial
• Tribal
No Cost Services
• New York Sex Offender Registry
–www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/nsor
–DCJS – Division of Criminal Justice
Services
No Cost Services
• New York Sex Offender Registry
–www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/nsor
–NOTE:
• By law, only Level 2 and Level 3 sex
offenders are listed on the public
directory.
No Cost Services
• New York Sex Offender Registry
–Risk Level
• Court Assigns One of Three Risk Levels
– Level 1 (low risk of repeat offense), or
– Level 2 (moderate risk of repeat
offense), or
– Level 3 (high risk of repeat offense and a
threat to public safety exists).
No Cost Services
• New York Sex Offender Registry
–Designation
• Sexual Predator
• Sexually Violent Offender
• Predicate Sex Offender
No Cost Services
• New York Sex Offender Registry
–Designation
No Cost Services
• New York Sex Offender Registry
–Recommended Contact Fax
518-485-5805
• Attach Spreadsheet
– Last Name
– First Name
– Birth Date
• Maximum 30 Names Per Fax
Sample of NYS SOR Fax
Who?
• Staff
• Volunteers
• Board
• Clientele
Best Practices Guidelines
• Best Practice Examples
–Origin
–Cursory Indicator New York
–Sex Offender Registry
• State Specific
$39.95 Per Person Flat Rate for Not For Profit Organizations
Not Mandated?
• Why wait?
• Why not enhance what is
mandated?
• If mandated, do you understand
what you are getting?
No Cost One Half Hour Consultation
Contact Michelle and mention you attended this presentation
to schedule your consultation.
Michelle Pyan, Licensed Private Investigator
President, Commercial Investigations LLC
800.284.0906
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