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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
What City is This Court?
In what city is this court?
How about wining some money?
$10 dollars for the first correct answer,
$10 dollars for the first correct answer,
$5 for the 2nd
and a $buck for third
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Can't Do India Police Searches Yourself
The picture in this blog is to help background screening companies (pre-employment screening companies) make a smart decision when contracting out criminal record searches in India, where this picture was taken, and anywhere else.
A few months ago, a UK company asked me to quote on some international work.
They chose another company, citing price, "They were cheaper."
Not by much though, I looked at the record retriever's pricing.
But, Hah! On this record retriever's Web Page, they write:
"Our trained research teams visit local Indian police stations and examines the records themselves."
Look at the picture in this blog. It's Mumbai India. Police Clearance office. I took the picture myself.
No one, NO ONE, but office staff, searches the records.
Looking at their record filing system, I don't know how they (Mumbai, not the record retriever) even do it!
But this USA based record retrieval company?
Ain't no way, no how.
I've been there many times.
I got to sit in their office. Talk with them. Watch them work. Ask questions.
This other retrieval company - ZILCH, NADA, NEVER.
Nobody touches their records, but Mumbai themselves.
It amazes me how pre-employment screening companies get suckered into silly deals.
Worse, yet, this information is then sold to the public and companies that need to screen their employees.
I would hope this company in the UK doesn't get a lawsuit against them for being so naive and buying from this company.
The record retriever company should be, I don't know, ashamed of themselves for BS'ing the customer?
And maybe, actually, do the work?
That'll never happen.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Background On Philippines NBI Clearances
The Philippines NBI query a name.
They'll get matching name results from all cases reported from the whole country without identifiers save for the jurisdiction.
If the address on the application matches a jurisdiction they (the NBI) will send letter to that area's court asking the for personal identifiers (age, address..but not date of birth since no one, as a rule, records DOB on court records); and finally, if there's a match - the case info and dispositon.
No match, no record.
The applicant gets a clearance.
So it goes for NBI clearances.
Not too solid of a result. You might as well just do a city and regional court search.
They'll get matching name results from all cases reported from the whole country without identifiers save for the jurisdiction.
If the address on the application matches a jurisdiction they (the NBI) will send letter to that area's court asking the for personal identifiers (age, address..but not date of birth since no one, as a rule, records DOB on court records); and finally, if there's a match - the case info and dispositon.
No match, no record.
The applicant gets a clearance.
So it goes for NBI clearances.
Not too solid of a result. You might as well just do a city and regional court search.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Steve Brownstein, Dennis Brownstein, and Donald Schneider Make Presence In NAPBS - Nashville
Steven Brownstein, Dennis Brownstein, and Donald Schneider, a super-powerhouse of criminal record check, background screening, and sales dynamics will be in Nashville April 15th-17th at the annual NAPBS Conference.
Steven Brownstein, whose conference in 2003 and whose efforts there formed the NAPBS, has been absent for several years from the annual conference. This year is different.
"It is sort of like a home-coming for me, quips Steven Brownstein. The NAPBS, it has been several years since my international travels have coincided with the NAPBS annual conference. This year that I am in the USA. I wouldn't miss this conference for anything."
His brother, Dennis Brownstein, couldn't agree more, " I usually attend the NAPBS conferences wiith my sales and marketing staff. It is such a pleasure to have my brother, Steve, here. He brings to the conference a dynamic that no one else in the industry quite does."
Donald Schneider, Straightline International's newly appointed Director of USA Sales, admits to being rather awed by the immensity of the NAPBS Conference and that it is such a successful garthering of industry titans. Yet, having known Steven Brownstein, he admits that it comes as no surprise the industry had through his effort evolved into this great entity.
Schneider adds, "As a relatively new-comer to the pre-employment screening industry, I see that there are many committed members to NAPBS. I hope to be one of those committed. It is with a matter of pride that I announce that Straightline International and our sister newspaper, The Background Investigator, will host the NAPBS Newcomer Reception."
About hosting the NAPBS Newcomer Reception, that's Brownstein through and through. Always giving a hand to the underdog. Always helping the industry and its participants to excel and succeed.
And he gives without any strings attached. That it is indeed a quality he has, a quality rarely found these days.
Steven Brownstein, whose conference in 2003 and whose efforts there formed the NAPBS, has been absent for several years from the annual conference. This year is different.
"It is sort of like a home-coming for me, quips Steven Brownstein. The NAPBS, it has been several years since my international travels have coincided with the NAPBS annual conference. This year that I am in the USA. I wouldn't miss this conference for anything."
His brother, Dennis Brownstein, couldn't agree more, " I usually attend the NAPBS conferences wiith my sales and marketing staff. It is such a pleasure to have my brother, Steve, here. He brings to the conference a dynamic that no one else in the industry quite does."
Donald Schneider, Straightline International's newly appointed Director of USA Sales, admits to being rather awed by the immensity of the NAPBS Conference and that it is such a successful garthering of industry titans. Yet, having known Steven Brownstein, he admits that it comes as no surprise the industry had through his effort evolved into this great entity.
Schneider adds, "As a relatively new-comer to the pre-employment screening industry, I see that there are many committed members to NAPBS. I hope to be one of those committed. It is with a matter of pride that I announce that Straightline International and our sister newspaper, The Background Investigator, will host the NAPBS Newcomer Reception."
About hosting the NAPBS Newcomer Reception, that's Brownstein through and through. Always giving a hand to the underdog. Always helping the industry and its participants to excel and succeed.
And he gives without any strings attached. That it is indeed a quality he has, a quality rarely found these days.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Straightline Adds Medical Insurance Fraud Investigations To Menu
Straightline International would like to annuonce the addition of Dr. Edward Cornett to its staff of researchers that specialize in record retrieval around the world.
Straightline Internatinal will check death cerificates and medical claims; specializing in international death certificate verification.
In the past, straightline has been very successful in obtaining proofs of death or fraud from many foreign countries.
The addition of Dr. Cornett to the Straightline staff will only enhance and qaulify the results because of his advanced degree and licensing.
Here's to happy searching and verifications.
Contact Steven Brownstein at steveb@search4crime.com to get more information.
Straightline Internatinal will check death cerificates and medical claims; specializing in international death certificate verification.
In the past, straightline has been very successful in obtaining proofs of death or fraud from many foreign countries.
The addition of Dr. Cornett to the Straightline staff will only enhance and qaulify the results because of his advanced degree and licensing.
Here's to happy searching and verifications.
Contact Steven Brownstein at steveb@search4crime.com to get more information.
Pre-employment Screeing Company Lurks Watching Behind Researcher's Back's
What pre-employment screening company is lurking behind the PRRN Listserve following everything the members write about.
Why even the other day this background screening company gave advice how to collect from their competitor's!
Ethics, what's that?
Why even the other day this background screening company gave advice how to collect from their competitor's!
Ethics, what's that?
Local USA Record Retrievers Complain They're Getting Stiffed
Can this be a recurring nightmare and pre-employment screening companies are at it again, up to old tricks?
What's this, you ask?
How about stifing vendors?
Thats' right, not paying them.
And then switching to another researcher thereby never talking to the owed and facing up to bill.
Not happening in our industry?
Talk to PRRN members - a recent string of texting confirms this nasty practice has reared its ugly head again.
Of course there are plenty of background check companies that perfectly ethical in ther treatment of vendors, absolutely the majority.
Can we do anything about it? Probably not.
I really would have thought these (bloodsuckers) would have disappeared by now.
Stiffing must be profitable in the pre-employment screening business.
What's this, you ask?
How about stifing vendors?
Thats' right, not paying them.
And then switching to another researcher thereby never talking to the owed and facing up to bill.
Not happening in our industry?
Talk to PRRN members - a recent string of texting confirms this nasty practice has reared its ugly head again.
Of course there are plenty of background check companies that perfectly ethical in ther treatment of vendors, absolutely the majority.
Can we do anything about it? Probably not.
I really would have thought these (bloodsuckers) would have disappeared by now.
Stiffing must be profitable in the pre-employment screening business.
The Corruption Of A Good Idea
There is a linkedin group for international background checks.
What started out as a good idea has warped into a free for all sales pitch, most definitely controlled by Chinese and Indian companies trying to pitch their wares.
The corrupted part is the original string had requested help for Canada.
Lately, these Chinese and India companies are strong arming all topics on Linkedin backgdound checks.
One ploy is they represent themselves as in need of a company to do work for them overseas, outside their countries.
This is just a ruse to get your E-mail address and then bombard you with endless sales pitches.
There is no escape.
There are no requests from overseas!
They have taken over.
Are we going to do anything about it?
No, because we never do.
What started out as a good idea has warped into a free for all sales pitch, most definitely controlled by Chinese and Indian companies trying to pitch their wares.
The corrupted part is the original string had requested help for Canada.
Lately, these Chinese and India companies are strong arming all topics on Linkedin backgdound checks.
One ploy is they represent themselves as in need of a company to do work for them overseas, outside their countries.
This is just a ruse to get your E-mail address and then bombard you with endless sales pitches.
There is no escape.
There are no requests from overseas!
They have taken over.
Are we going to do anything about it?
No, because we never do.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
USA Criminal Record Search Hits All Time Low Pricing
The USA county criminal record searched reached a new low in pricing as Crimefx announced a country wide reduction to $1.75 per county searched.
The search is performed according to NAPBS provider guidelines.
That will ensure the quality of your result while the unheard of before price of $1.75 assures your bottom line increases almost exponentially.
The $1.75 cost per background check does not include any court levied fees or charges for the name search.
What is does include is the exact same type search performed by most criminal record retrievers and background screening companies.
Pre-employment screening companies and end-users will be thrilled to know that Steven Brownstein has already successfully completed the NAPBS Provider Exam, which in their words, "Those
who successfully complete the exam show due diligence and industry knowledge that
should be beneficial to their clients and the end-user."
Steven Brownstein believes criminal record searches should be priced fairly for the product they deliver.
According to Brownstein, "There should be no doubt that clear records take little time and effort to obtain; there is no real reason in the world to over price them. The real work is in the records found doing the searches. They average from 5%-15% of the total amount of records checked. Now that's what we should be paid for."
Crimefx takes into consideration the time and effort it takes to process the criminal record search. Based on a formula they have found that it can still be quite profitable to keep prices low; but of course, if a company wants to pay more for the same search result they have the perogative.
Just why should you pay more?
Steven Brownstein, President of Straightline International agrees, "Heck, it's no secret how criminal record searches are done in the USA. There are only so many criminal record retrievers in the USA, only so many online court repositories to search,and only so many courts to call or go to."
"These searches, he continues, "are not closely guarded secrets as some companies would want you to believe. Even the procedures companies have in place to test the accuracy of the court criminal record retriever is common knowledge. This is not rocket science."
But even by including rocket science, technology has enabled pricing to steadily fall in the county criminal record check marketplace.
Crimefx has positioned itself in the forefront of this consumer- friendly pricing. There is no need to pay artificial, extraordinarily high prices for the county criminal record product.
Crimefx can be reached through Straightline International offices. Call 1-670-256-7000 to reach a customer service representative that will be more than happy to accept your low offer of $1.75 to perform the same type of search that you already are more likely paying 3 or 4 times as much.
Steven Brownstein can be a little more difficult to reach by phone. He is best reached by E-Mail at steveb@search4crime.com . He is regularly travelling the globe in search of a better way to access public records.
The search is performed according to NAPBS provider guidelines.
That will ensure the quality of your result while the unheard of before price of $1.75 assures your bottom line increases almost exponentially.
The $1.75 cost per background check does not include any court levied fees or charges for the name search.
What is does include is the exact same type search performed by most criminal record retrievers and background screening companies.
Pre-employment screening companies and end-users will be thrilled to know that Steven Brownstein has already successfully completed the NAPBS Provider Exam, which in their words, "Those
who successfully complete the exam show due diligence and industry knowledge that
should be beneficial to their clients and the end-user."
Steven Brownstein believes criminal record searches should be priced fairly for the product they deliver.
According to Brownstein, "There should be no doubt that clear records take little time and effort to obtain; there is no real reason in the world to over price them. The real work is in the records found doing the searches. They average from 5%-15% of the total amount of records checked. Now that's what we should be paid for."
Crimefx takes into consideration the time and effort it takes to process the criminal record search. Based on a formula they have found that it can still be quite profitable to keep prices low; but of course, if a company wants to pay more for the same search result they have the perogative.
Just why should you pay more?
Steven Brownstein, President of Straightline International agrees, "Heck, it's no secret how criminal record searches are done in the USA. There are only so many criminal record retrievers in the USA, only so many online court repositories to search,and only so many courts to call or go to."
"These searches, he continues, "are not closely guarded secrets as some companies would want you to believe. Even the procedures companies have in place to test the accuracy of the court criminal record retriever is common knowledge. This is not rocket science."
But even by including rocket science, technology has enabled pricing to steadily fall in the county criminal record check marketplace.
Crimefx has positioned itself in the forefront of this consumer- friendly pricing. There is no need to pay artificial, extraordinarily high prices for the county criminal record product.
Crimefx can be reached through Straightline International offices. Call 1-670-256-7000 to reach a customer service representative that will be more than happy to accept your low offer of $1.75 to perform the same type of search that you already are more likely paying 3 or 4 times as much.
Steven Brownstein can be a little more difficult to reach by phone. He is best reached by E-Mail at steveb@search4crime.com . He is regularly travelling the globe in search of a better way to access public records.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Doing Puerto Rico Criminal Court Record Searches
There are 13 Superior Courts in Puerto Rico to search for felonies.
These are:
Aguadilla
Aibonito
Arecibo
Bayamon
Caguas
Carolina
Guayama
Humacao
Mayaguez
Ponce
San Juan
Utuado
Fajardo
It is important to note that Bayamon and Carolina are immediate suburbs of San Juan. It is a good idea to search all three when doing San Juan or the San Juan Metro Area.
Also, do not forget to include the mother’s maiden name on all searches. It makes for a more efficient search.
If you do not have the mother’s maiden the computer index acts in an uncivilized fashion and gives inaccurate results!
Results come back in Spanish.
These are:
Aguadilla
Aibonito
Arecibo
Bayamon
Caguas
Carolina
Guayama
Humacao
Mayaguez
Ponce
San Juan
Utuado
Fajardo
It is important to note that Bayamon and Carolina are immediate suburbs of San Juan. It is a good idea to search all three when doing San Juan or the San Juan Metro Area.
Also, do not forget to include the mother’s maiden name on all searches. It makes for a more efficient search.
If you do not have the mother’s maiden the computer index acts in an uncivilized fashion and gives inaccurate results!
Results come back in Spanish.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Large Pre-Employment Screening Firm Misses Record
Your employees, executivbes, or clients might be at risk!
Many pre-employment screening companies try to save a few dollars per criminal record search by taking the cheapest (and sometimes) the least favorable method of searching for criminal records.
Sad be the case in Puerto Rico.
Despite the efforts of Straightline International to educate the pre-employmeny screening companies about the efficacies and the flaws, of doing police clearances in Puerto Rico, many of these background check companies still persist in doing the 'next wrong thing.'
At Straightline International all Puerto Rico criminal record checks are put through a three part process exclusive to Starightline, called XR2.
Straightline is able to effectively provide this search to all pre-employment screening companies regardless of their size.
It has been shown that up to 50% more hits are found on the XR2 system than through conventional police clearance methiods.
Yet, companies persist in using the police exclusively.
It is this blogger's opinion if you are using a pre-employment screening company that is not using the XR2 Purto Rico search you should switch suppliers for Puerto Rico criminal record searches.
Straightline International's XR2 search is your solution.
Names will not be mentioned, unless a court deposition is needed, for this large pre-employment screening company, that has decided that it is a whole lot cheaper to use police clearances in Puerto Rico.
They might get away with this for a while. But do you pay pre-employment screening companies to 'get away' with anything?
I expect not.
At Straightline International, they mirror or spot check the searches requested for Puerto Rico police clearances with their XR2 search, mostly for statistical reporting, even if the background check company has requested a different type of search.
Recently a large (and I mean large) background check firm has reduced their number of searches for Puerto Rico, citing costs and profit margins, in favor of police clearances rather than XR2.
They know better than to skimp on the search.
What they (intenetionally forget), that is to inform the CEO, is that in the long run it is better to pay for the search done right the first time rather than pay large legal fees for a 'negligent hiring' lawsuit.
All in order to add to the bottom line. And with volume that bottom line adds up quickly.
Some background check companies like to play the odds in favor that an on the job incicdent might never occur and fool themselves into a feeling of security that the dollars they save now will offset the litgation costs later.
They forget the promise they gave you, the customer, that their work is of the highest quality.
Moral: Do not be fooled into thinking your criminal record searches are being done the best way possible.
Straightline International has numerous examples of the missed records by many pre-employmenrt screening companies that use Puerto Rico police clearance.
You do not want to do business with a company that tries to sell or has sold you on the quality of their work based upon Puerto Rico police clearances.
I will give you Straightline's contact info below. Find out yourself.
Contact Straightline International at info@straightlineinternational.com or call +1-866-909-6678.
Ask for Dennis Brownstein.
Let's not settle for a few dollars more in favor of a few lives saved.
Your employees will thank you for that.
Many pre-employment screening companies try to save a few dollars per criminal record search by taking the cheapest (and sometimes) the least favorable method of searching for criminal records.
Sad be the case in Puerto Rico.
Despite the efforts of Straightline International to educate the pre-employmeny screening companies about the efficacies and the flaws, of doing police clearances in Puerto Rico, many of these background check companies still persist in doing the 'next wrong thing.'
At Straightline International all Puerto Rico criminal record checks are put through a three part process exclusive to Starightline, called XR2.
Straightline is able to effectively provide this search to all pre-employment screening companies regardless of their size.
It has been shown that up to 50% more hits are found on the XR2 system than through conventional police clearance methiods.
Yet, companies persist in using the police exclusively.
It is this blogger's opinion if you are using a pre-employment screening company that is not using the XR2 Purto Rico search you should switch suppliers for Puerto Rico criminal record searches.
Straightline International's XR2 search is your solution.
Names will not be mentioned, unless a court deposition is needed, for this large pre-employment screening company, that has decided that it is a whole lot cheaper to use police clearances in Puerto Rico.
They might get away with this for a while. But do you pay pre-employment screening companies to 'get away' with anything?
I expect not.
At Straightline International, they mirror or spot check the searches requested for Puerto Rico police clearances with their XR2 search, mostly for statistical reporting, even if the background check company has requested a different type of search.
Recently a large (and I mean large) background check firm has reduced their number of searches for Puerto Rico, citing costs and profit margins, in favor of police clearances rather than XR2.
They know better than to skimp on the search.
What they (intenetionally forget), that is to inform the CEO, is that in the long run it is better to pay for the search done right the first time rather than pay large legal fees for a 'negligent hiring' lawsuit.
All in order to add to the bottom line. And with volume that bottom line adds up quickly.
Some background check companies like to play the odds in favor that an on the job incicdent might never occur and fool themselves into a feeling of security that the dollars they save now will offset the litgation costs later.
They forget the promise they gave you, the customer, that their work is of the highest quality.
Moral: Do not be fooled into thinking your criminal record searches are being done the best way possible.
Straightline International has numerous examples of the missed records by many pre-employmenrt screening companies that use Puerto Rico police clearance.
You do not want to do business with a company that tries to sell or has sold you on the quality of their work based upon Puerto Rico police clearances.
I will give you Straightline's contact info below. Find out yourself.
Contact Straightline International at info@straightlineinternational.com or call +1-866-909-6678.
Ask for Dennis Brownstein.
Let's not settle for a few dollars more in favor of a few lives saved.
Your employees will thank you for that.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Manila Courts And Straightline International
Steven Brownstein actually gets things done. He has spent more time travelling around the world to courthouses than anyone else in history.
As he stays humble about his efforts, it is important that this blog gives him credit where it's due.
Recently he returned from a week in Manila visiting the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC), the Makati RTC, the Mandulayong Municipal Trial Court, and the Pasay City Trial Court.
Why, I asked do you go?
"Because," he replied, " there is no better way to get an understanding of how a system workd than seeing it operate first hand."
"I've been in this business (pre-employment screening) long enough to know that there are many shortcuts to obtaining criminal records. Most research companies are apt to use them (as time is an issue in background checks - everyone expects instant turnaround time). But there are no shortcuts. Every time you use suspect services you, yourself, leave the door wide open to litigation."
"But, I go to the courts around the world. I make the contacts. We're taking about 100's of cities worldwide. Most major cities on all the continents."
"I think Benjamin Franklin would be proud of me.
"I had to ask Brownstein, "Why Ben Franklin?"
"Simply," he said, "Franklin was one of the greatest Statesmen of all time."
So Steven Brownstein travels around the world and learns court sytems.
He takes that knowledge, shares it with the background screening industry, uses his contacts made for reliable results of international criminal record requests.
Steven Brownstein - A Johnny Appleseed of criminal record retrieval.
As he stays humble about his efforts, it is important that this blog gives him credit where it's due.
Recently he returned from a week in Manila visiting the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC), the Makati RTC, the Mandulayong Municipal Trial Court, and the Pasay City Trial Court.
Why, I asked do you go?
"Because," he replied, " there is no better way to get an understanding of how a system workd than seeing it operate first hand."
"I've been in this business (pre-employment screening) long enough to know that there are many shortcuts to obtaining criminal records. Most research companies are apt to use them (as time is an issue in background checks - everyone expects instant turnaround time). But there are no shortcuts. Every time you use suspect services you, yourself, leave the door wide open to litigation."
"But, I go to the courts around the world. I make the contacts. We're taking about 100's of cities worldwide. Most major cities on all the continents."
"I think Benjamin Franklin would be proud of me.
"I had to ask Brownstein, "Why Ben Franklin?"
"Simply," he said, "Franklin was one of the greatest Statesmen of all time."
So Steven Brownstein travels around the world and learns court sytems.
He takes that knowledge, shares it with the background screening industry, uses his contacts made for reliable results of international criminal record requests.
Steven Brownstein - A Johnny Appleseed of criminal record retrieval.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Manila More Than Vanilla
Just left the Philippines. Did you know most Americans spell it as Phillipines?
Manila is cool if you don' t mind the polluted air. Locals blame the smoke on the buses.
I agree.
I met with officials of the Regional Trial Court. Computerisation of their court records is and has been underway for some time now. I was told electronic records date back to 1999.
Still they have paper backup.
One, of a few courts I visted in Metro Manila was Mandaluyong Municipal Court.
My purpose, driving records. Plenty of traffic citations are given out in Manila.
Mandaluyong court records are computerised, too. So are traffic cases.
Traffic is so bad in Manila. Traffic citations are handed out like candy. Most are payable without a court appearance. I don't know their point system.
Also visited Makati RTC, Makati MTC, and Pasay City MTC.
Read more in March edition of The Background Investigator.
Manila is cool if you don' t mind the polluted air. Locals blame the smoke on the buses.
I agree.
I met with officials of the Regional Trial Court. Computerisation of their court records is and has been underway for some time now. I was told electronic records date back to 1999.
Still they have paper backup.
One, of a few courts I visted in Metro Manila was Mandaluyong Municipal Court.
My purpose, driving records. Plenty of traffic citations are given out in Manila.
Mandaluyong court records are computerised, too. So are traffic cases.
Traffic is so bad in Manila. Traffic citations are handed out like candy. Most are payable without a court appearance. I don't know their point system.
Also visited Makati RTC, Makati MTC, and Pasay City MTC.
Read more in March edition of The Background Investigator.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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
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
Sunday, January 29, 2012
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’
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.
Friday, January 27, 2012
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.
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.
Monday, January 9, 2012
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.
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.
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