| kground criminal report is a tool which is used by | | | | Background criminal reports can be found by |
| many employers, local and federal government, | | | | searching federal, state, county and city records. |
| corporations and private individuals to protect their | | | | Each of these entities may have different laws |
| families, themselves and their property from the | | | | for gaining access to the records. Consequently, it |
| criminal element. It is generally understood, by the | | | | may become quite complicated when multiple |
| majority of the public, it is a simple matter to | | | | jurisdictions are going to have to be checked. |
| obtain this information from the local and federal | | | | However, there is one thing the majority of them |
| government. However, that is not quite true. The | | | | have in common, each of these entities maintain a |
| purpose of this dissertation is to provide a better | | | | web site, with the criminal information, which the |
| understanding of what may be involved. | | | | public can access. |
| One of the reasons people tend to believe it is a | | | | To help you get an accurate background report |
| simple matter, to obtain the lawbreaking history | | | | on the individual you are investigating, there are |
| of an individual, is due to the entertainment | | | | several things that will be critical to your |
| industry and the World Wide Web. This industry | | | | investigation. One of the first steps you must |
| includes the movies, T.V. shows and books. The | | | | take is to do a thorough one on one interview |
| majority of these shows and books portray | | | | with the party concerned. The absolute minimum |
| someone using a computer to access the internet | | | | amount of information, you should extract, is the |
| and gaining access to some type of national | | | | full name, date of birth, social security number and |
| database, which has a file on every lawbreaker in | | | | the addresses where the party of the |
| the United States. Frankly, that image is not quite | | | | investigation has resided for the last seven years. |
| true. | | | | This information will determine that you indeed |
| Yes! It is true the United States Government | | | | are getting the correct information on the right |
| maintains a national database called the Interstate | | | | person. |
| Identification Index (better known by the | | | | The next step which must be determined is if the |
| acronym Triple-I). And in fact the Triple-I contains | | | | investigating party is going to conduct the criminal |
| information on people who have broken the law. | | | | records investigation or if a professional |
| However, the index is maintained by the F.B.I and | | | | investigative agency will be utilized. Frankly, if the |
| access is limited to state and federal law | | | | investigating party is pressed for time a |
| enforcement agencies. It should also be | | | | professional agency may be the best way to go. |
| understood, unless the federal, state, county and | | | | Once the information has been received from the |
| city governments have submitted the information | | | | investigation a determination can be made as to |
| to Triple-I, the offenders will not be in the | | | | the character of the person being investigated. |
| database. Since access is limited to law | | | | Only then will you know who you are really |
| enforcement, the general public must use other | | | | dealing with! |
| means at its disposal. | | | | |