Straightline International's Background Check Learning Center

Be a criminal record researcher anywhere in the world.

In this day and age with worldwide unemployment at unprecedented highs what might a person do to get ahead?

Education is one solution.

And educating oneself about how to do criminal record research is something that can be taught online through training programs that Straightline International offers to 3rd world countries.

Its NGO office can guide an interested person through the methods and red tape that would otherwise discourage the most eager student. Once the applicant has finished the course the graduate will be well on the way to starting a new career.

If you are interested in learning more about  Straightline International's NGO background check student learning center contact phyllisn@search4crime.com

Russia Criminal Record Checks

Straightline International background checks processes requests for Moscow and Eastern Russia through its London, Paris, Saipan and Macau based offices.

info@straightlineinternational.com

"If your company is going to do searches in the USA without an FBI clearance certificate, you should have no difficulty accepting the results from your vendor in Moscow."

Our many trips to Moscow have shown me that although it is no longer communist the people are still not comfortable with dealing with people they do not know.

in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Eastern Russia, they know Straightline International.

The Moscow criminal courts are divided into 2 two types of courts - the District courts and the City court.

Both courts have a computer system and they can search by name.

The city court handles the more severe cases.

Because of the language barrier we do hire a translator.

You can also have your applicant apply for a police certicate and trust them to give you a copy when the Ministry gives it to them, similar to the FBI method in the USA, but "if your company is going to does searches in the USA that is not a FBI clearance certificate, you should have no difficulty accepting the results from your vendor in Moscow."

That vendor if not, should be Straightline International.

Moscow Criminal Record Checks

Straightline International background checks processes requests for Moscow and Eastern Russia through its London, Paris, Saipan and Macau based offices.

info@straightlineinternational.com

"If your company is going to do searches in the USA without an FBI clearance certificate, you should have no difficulty accepting the results from your vendor in Moscow."

Our many trips to Moscow have shown me that although it is no longer communist the people are still not comfortable with dealing with people they do not know.

in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Eastern Russia, they know Straightline International.

The Moscow criminal courts are divided into 2 two types of courts - the District courts and the City court.

Both courts have a computer system and they can search by name.

The city court handles the more severe cases.

Because of the language barrier we do hire a translator.

You can also have your applicant apply for a police certicate and trust them to give you a copy when the Ministry gives it to them, similar to the FBI method in the USA, but "if your company is going to does searches in the USA that is not a FBI clearance certificate, you should have no difficulty accepting the results from your vendor in Moscow."

That vendor if not, should be Straightline International.

Paris Background Checks

Straightline International background checks also has an office in Paris, France.

info@straightlineinternational.com

"If your company is going to do searches in the USA without an FBI clearance certificate, you should have no difficulty accepting the results from your vendor in France."

My many trips to Paris have shown me that the French do not want to do work performing pre-employment screening.

Take criminal records. Only, in the United States is accessing criminal records through the courts the norm.

In Paris, and France, accessing criminal records is done through an agency in Nantes.

But you can save yourself a lot of time (especially) if you are the employer going to the courts.

Court records are stored and accessed similar to the USA.

And privacy issues can be averted by getting an 'informed consent' from the applicant; the same consent you would need to use information even if given to you by the applicant.

Which by the way would have to happen because in no way would the certificate be issued directly to a 3rd party.

Of course you can do things American-style and go to the court.

Even the same office that processes criminal record request suggests that in case of a problem to contact the courts:

For all information contact:
 The ‘Casier judiciaire national’,
 The ‘Tribunal de Première Instance’

True, the documentation provided by the Casier judiciare nacional is a 'bird in the hand," but if your company is going to do searches in the USA without an FBI clearance certificate, you should have no difficulty accepting the results from your vendor in France.

Straightline International has an office in Paris, France.

NAPBS Hedges On International Provider Guidelines

First, let me say this is a good thing.

One broad sweep of the world's access to criminal record information doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

NAPBS must have heard from its foreign members.

Still, a user of international criminal record providers must be cautious to weed out the sellers of mis-information posing as experts whose only goals are to steer customers to themselves.

Here's what NAPS had to say about their hedging:

New International Provider Recommended Practices
from NAPBS Thursday, jan. 27, 2012  Newsletter

  Following in the tradition of the Provider Committee, the International Committee has created a Recommended Practices Document relating to international screening.
  This document has been written to be country agnostic, meaning that it is pertinent to providers of international data and their customers (background screeners) worldwide.
  However it is acknowledged that the document was written with greater focus on the U.S. screening market.
  This Recommended Practices document is designed to be customized to local market needs by the NAPBS Chapters in APAC, Canada, and other upcoming groups.
  International screening has experienced growth in the few years.
  As with all new products, it can be confusing for the client to understand exactly what the product is.
  The Recommended Practices documents sets the standard for recommendations on search availability, process, and communication between the provider and the customer (background screener).
  It is a valuable tool for use by background screeners who are researching various providers for international screening, since it will provide talking points to clarify the service provided. It can also be used by providers and their customers as a means to clarify current services provided.
  For background screeners located outside of the US, this document, in conjunction with the current Provider Guidelines, can clarify the sometimes confusing US market.

Steven Brownstein - A Real Criminal Records Researcher

Steven Brownstein is the real McCoy.
There are many want to be's but it takes more than a wish, a desire, an E-Mail ad campaign, or a We Bite to make a real criminal records researcher.
The other week Steven Brownstein reci=ceived an order to find an ' illegal fishing' case on a subject from 10 or so years ago.
The applicant couldn't remember he date(s). Just something like 10  years ago; he was detained, and ended up paying a fine of maybe $500. Or mybe it was bail. He couldn't recall.
Steven Brownstein, knowing the jurisdiction and it processes started at the Federal district Court. There are fish sanctuaries nearby. Maybe he was picked up by the U.S.
But searching the dockets and files for the last dozen or so years proved nothing.
So it was onward to the Superior Court. 
A computerized check of the files showed nothing.
Hmmm, he wondered where this $500 payment went.
Steven Brownstein then went to the Dept. of Public Safety (DPS).  Maybe there was an arrest and no charges brought to court. He might have posted bail. At least that was what Brownstein hoped for. No hanky panky, hopefully.
DPS had no records of the individual being arested nor the subject having been detained or questioned.
One could surmise it wasn't going so well and call it quits.
But not steven Brownstein, a real criminal records researcher.
Wracking his brain, a thought came to him.
Maybe Fish and Wildlife stopped him.
And you know what, that was what had happened.
After a hand search of records (Fish and wildlife has only been compuertised for several years) up popped the name and the illegal fishing 'citatation' and a fine of $500 paid 9 years ago.
Had the researcher been other than Steven Brownstein, you the person needing this information (and document) would have been out cold.
And that's what he means when he says there are many lessor researchers in the business.
They're out to take your money. Fast. With little or no work nor effort on their part.
Brownstein says that if you're willing to part with your cash so easily, shame on you.
Our advice is that if you need a real researcher and Steven Brownstein is the REAL DEAL, contact him at his companies, Straightline International or The Background Investigator at 1-866-909-6678.  Call him directly at 1-670-256-7000.  Rememeber, Brownstein is in Saipan, about 15 hours time zone difference from the USA.