Do you know who is reading your profile on a dating website? Some think that dating websites should use criminal background checks.

In Florida, more extensive background checks will soon become the norm for caregivers, who won’t be able to start work unless they have a clean background.

How do you know if a teacher has a clean background? In a recent case, a teacher’s past background of crimes didn’t show up in a screening.

Criminals shouldn’t be around children, but how much background screening needs to be done to prevent criminals from entering a school?

Although criminals need employment after being released from jails, some might slip through the cracks of criminal background checks and end up in a position in which they shouldn’t be working.

Should churches and other places of worship be exempt from background checks? As many church workers interact with children, most should receive at least a basic background check.

The National Child Protection Act was amended recently to include more detailed information about background checks and working with children.

Should school volunteers be subject to background checks? Essentially, anyone working with the public, especially children, should have a basic background check done.

Sometimes a more thorough background check is needed, and some companies will do fingerprints and polygraph tests in addition to a basic background check.

While the news often shows companies not doing thorough background checks, others, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, caught a criminal with their extensive background check.