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re: Felony database
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:47 am to caro81
Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:47 am to caro81
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My organization is hiring for a temporary position. We interviewed an individual and seems he could be good. Our organization does not screen for prior felonies (for whatever reason). We got word he is a felon. Is There a database of public access to look up felonies. I've searched FOR FREE SITES to no avail.
FIFY. There are plenty sites that will give you this information for a fee. However, if you want it free, go the district courthouse where he was convicted and you can search for free.
The 19th JDC has little kiosks you can use. They do charge like $.25 /page to print records though.
Or If you give us a name and location, we can help.
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Posted on 7/30/19 at 11:52 am to castorinho
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As been pointed out by almost everyone else,if his company doesn't screen for it, that's the end of story. If it matters, they should make it company policy.
It always matters.
Hiring employees involves making value judgements on a host of qualifications including character assessment.
The fact that we somehow concluded that knowing a person’s criminal history was superfluous at best or discriminatory at worst is an absurdity.
Criminal records ARE PUBLIC RECORDS. If an employer chooses to conduct a background check based on information they received about a prospective employee, and it’s not a standard applied to discriminate based on sex, race, age, or creed, then there SHOULD be no problem.
This post was edited on 7/30/19 at 11:53 am
Posted on 7/30/19 at 12:04 pm to Jimbeaux
quote:No one is arguing whether or not it should matter in general.
It always matters.
In this specific case, the employer does not give a frick. So OP shouldn't either
Posted on 7/30/19 at 12:17 pm to Jimbeaux
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If the person was convicted of stealing large amounts of money from their employer, and the crime was only a few years ago, and they have no work reference since that time, I would think that’s relevant information for a prospective employer.
And yet this employer has obviously determined this isn't relevant since they don't screen for this in the first place.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 12:28 pm to ldts
Maybe fellow employees have an interest in who they’ll be working with.
Again, the details matter.
I know of a federal agency that operates in a, shall we say, “woke” fashion. They hired a person from a “historically disadvantaged” background, and self-righteously chose to NOT conduct a background check.
This new employee had a prior conviction for sexual battery (pled down from first degree murder during a rape). This was only discovered months later by fellow employees when this person started sexually harassing them and showing other aggressive behavior that led them to be highly suspicious of his/her past.
Again, the details matter.
I know of a federal agency that operates in a, shall we say, “woke” fashion. They hired a person from a “historically disadvantaged” background, and self-righteously chose to NOT conduct a background check.
This new employee had a prior conviction for sexual battery (pled down from first degree murder during a rape). This was only discovered months later by fellow employees when this person started sexually harassing them and showing other aggressive behavior that led them to be highly suspicious of his/her past.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 12:59 pm to Jimbeaux
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What was the felony? How long ago? What’s the person been up to since then? What type of job is it?
Had a guy come out to our job once, residential construction. Killed a child in a shootout. Dude was shot first and trying to defend himself, hit other guy 4 times... and got a 2 year old that was behind his attacker. Did almost 13 years, got his hvac cert while in jail.
I'm a cultivation of mj felon, recidivist even. Those few months having dude on our jobsite really made me evaluate who I was still spending time around. It was weird to be around someone so adamant that prison legit saved his life. It was very humbling and glad we were able to get him on with an actual hvac job a couple/few months later.
I'd gladly vouch for baw again if he needed an employer reference. Most people wouldn't give dude a chance and that really weighed on him. The media did him wrong too, originally the story was he targeted the child. Luckily forensics cleared that line up, but for a week his face was plastered all over the news as a child murderer.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 1:01 pm to MoarKilometers
Well, what is he up to these days
Posted on 7/30/19 at 1:01 pm to Jimbeaux
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Hiring employees involves making value judgements on a host of qualifications including character assessment.
There’s no “e” in judgment unless you’re in England
Posted on 7/30/19 at 1:06 pm to caro81
If you subject one person to a background check and don’t do it for everyone else, you gonna be in a world of hurt with litigation.
And you better make sure that you have that person sign to authorize a background check too.
And you better make sure that you have that person sign to authorize a background check too.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 1:34 pm to Mr Clean
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There’s no “e” in judgment unless you’re in England
Cold Busted!
I’m not in England, but I like to pretend.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 1:38 pm to caro81
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Our organization does not screen for prior felonies
So your organization and LSU have something in common....
Posted on 7/30/19 at 1:48 pm to castorinho
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what is he up to these days
He's still doing HVAC work at the company we got him on with. Want to say 3 or 4 years now. He moved out to the sticks with his wife, who actually stayed with him through it all. The rest of his family is a trainwreck. Mom is hiv+, brothers in and out of prison living that life. Granted I never knew him before the incident, but his priors show he was about that life too. Literally one of the only people I can say prison really reformed. Pretty sure his words on reformation were "5 years wouldn't have done it, doubting 10 would have been enough either." To this day my mind is still staggered by meeting him. We talk once or twice a year, just shooting the shite while burning one. Baw is just thankful to get to see his early, mid 40s and his son grown. Had another kid right after he got out, so I'm sure he's basking in the honor of being around for his daughter this time around.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 2:10 pm to castorinho
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In this specific case, the employer does not give a frick. So OP shouldn't either
Nothing stops him from searching public records himself. I'd like to know if the guy sitting in the office next door is a 30-time felon.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 2:12 pm to IAmNERD
quote:Felons are a protected class?
Sounds like OP is opening his company up to a discrimination suit.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 2:24 pm to Mr Clean
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There’s no “e” in judgment unless you’re in England
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judgment
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e
You sure about that??
Posted on 7/30/19 at 2:26 pm to caro81
Who gives a frick. Some of the finest people I know have felonies.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 2:42 pm to caro81
Oh good, one of those threads where the OP asks for advice, dosen't provide much detail, and never returns.
You suck.
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caro81
You suck.
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