Background Criminal Report - The Shocking Truth

A background criminal report is a tool which is used by many
employers, local and federal government, corporations and
private individuals to protect their families, themselves and
their property from the criminal element. It is generally
understood, by the majority of the public, it is a simple matter
to obtain this information from the local and federal
government. However, that is not quite true. The purpose of this
dissertation is to provide a better understanding of what may be
involved.

One of the reasons people tend to believe it is a simple
matter, to obtain the lawbreaking history of an individual, is
due to the entertainment industry and the World Wide Web. This
industry includes the movies, T.V. shows and books. The majority
of these shows and books portray someone using a computer to
access the internet and gaining access to some type of national
database, which has a file on every lawbreaker in the United
States. Frankly, that image is not quite true.

Yes! It is true the United States Government maintains a
national database called the Interstate Identification Index
(better known by the acronym Triple-I). And in fact the Triple-I
contains information on people who have broken the law. However,
the index is maintained by the F.B.I and access is limited to
state and federal law enforcement agencies. It should also be
understood, unless the federal, state, county and city
governments have submitted the information to Triple-I, the
offenders will not be in the database. Since access is limited
to law enforcement, the general public must use other means at
its disposal.

Background criminal reports can be found by searching federal,
state, county and city records. Each of these entities may have
different laws for gaining access to the records. Consequently,
it may become quite complicated when multiple jurisdictions are
going to have to be checked. However, there is one thing the
majority of them have in common, each of these entities maintain
a web site, with the criminal information, which the public can
access.

To help you get an accurate background report on the individual
you are investigating, there are several things that will be
critical to your investigation. One of the first steps you must
take is to do a thorough one on one interview with the party
concerned. The absolute minimum amount of information, you
should extract, is the full name, date of birth, social security
number and the addresses where the party of the investigation
has resided for the last seven years. This information will
determine that you indeed are getting the correct information on
the right person.

The next step which must be determined is if the investigating
party is going to conduct the criminal records investigation or
if a professional investigative agency will be utilized.
Frankly, if the investigating party is pressed for time a
professional agency may be the best way to go.

Once the information has been received from the investigation a
determination can be made as to the character of the person
being investigated. Only then will you know who you are really
dealing with!