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.

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.

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