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The Internet has now made it possible to find out virtually anything we
want about people. Anything that's available in the public domain that
is. With just a few well placed clicks of the mouse you can discover
phone numbers, addresses, legal records, and a wide variety of other
little bits of information.
This easily accessible source of
information, including sensitive personal information, makes a whole
lot of people very uneasy, I can see why. Do you know what kind of
information there is floating out there about you? Do you ever wonder
how it could be used against you?
The most common concern when it comes to the amount of accessible information on the Internet is the threat of identity theft. I don't believe that many people are worried that the personal information that the Internet holds could be used against them in the job search.
As we all know, many employers perform background checks on applicants and the Internet has sped up this process. You can now go online and search through the arrest records of people who have been incarcerated.
If you want to check up on a potential employee or perhaps just a next-door neighbor, you can go to your state's Department of Corrections web page and access free arrest records. I know that court records Dupage County Illinois arrest records are accessible.
You may be surprised at who you find on the system and why they are there. The Department of Corrections web page for my state allows searches by county, race, age, and gender. It isn't hard to find people with colorado springs criminal records.
Many of these state web pages come with a disclaimer that the user must agree to before they can perform a search. In this disclaimer the user agrees not to use the information found in arrest records to deny someone a job.
I seriously doubt that these disclaimers are enforceable. Nearly every employer frowns upon a previous conviction and most will deny applicants a job because of a criminal record. How can you not take that information into account?
The information contained in these arrest records public and free has been made public knowledge and I do not believe that anyone can tell you how you ought to respond to it. If you want to protect your business or your home, it is always a good idea to know what kind of people you are surrounded by.
If you want to be a good consumer of information just try to keep in mind that the information contained in arrest records can be very brief and it usually does not tell the whole story. At least these records are now open to the public and easy to find so that you may judge for yourself.
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