Criminal record checks
Criminal background checks do not have to be complicated. Sustain a secure workplace with a criminal record search at an industry-best turnaround time.
What is criminal screening?
Criminal background checks conduct criminal record searches on potential recruits. The screening gives all the information to establish the candidate’s criminal history by examining the court records from federal, state, and local authorities for criminal and civil records.
Why is criminal record check important?
Criminal background checks for employment put you in the best position to hire trustworthy talent for your organization and prevent any adverse hiring. Corroborating hiring decisions with a criminal records search will help you:
- Mitigate risk and maintain compliance
- Discover and verify felonies and misdemeanors involving your candidate
- Identify applicants with the propensity to commit crimes in the workplace
- Protect your organization's customers, employees, assets, and reputation
- Base your hiring decisions on a fair chance approach
- Avoid any liability or negligent hiring claims
Explore criminal screening services by cFIRST
Comprehensive criminal records search that allows extreme granularity
cFIRST’s criminal background check services offer access to efficient and reliable criminal record searches.
We combine innovative technological tools with the strategic human touch of our experts to broaden the scope, giving you high-quality results, industry-leading turnaround times, and unmatched precision.
cFIRST’s criminal background check services offer access to efficient and reliable criminal record searches.
We combine innovative technological tools with the strategic human touch of our experts to broaden the scope, giving you high-quality results, industry-leading turnaround times, and unmatched precision.
Why choose cFIRST's criminal screening
Verifying past employment and education is crucial but challenging for organizations, and bad hires can hinder business growth.
Our criminal screening offerings:
cFIRST offers precise background checks and criminal record searches with advanced technology for real-time, high-quality results.
- Employee background checks
- Education verification
- Professional license checks
- Professional reference checks
Employee background checks
Verification
Ascertain the credibility of a prospect by verifying their education, employment, and
professional references.
Verification
Ascertain the credibility of a prospect by verifying their education, employment, and professional references.
Education verification
Identity Screening
cFIRST’s AI-driven tools and Specialists help you evaluate a candidate’s fundamental
personal identity data.
Identity Screening
Identity verification confirms candidates’ identity using pre-employment checks on personal information.
Professional license checks
Criminal Screening
Stay updated with the criminal record and any unethical practice your employee indulges in
real-time.
Criminal Screening
Criminal Background Screening: An easy way to prevent potential hiring risks
Professional reference checks
Continuous Monitoring
Automated regular checks to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
Continuous Monitoring
Hire professional screening services to monitor employees’
conduct and safeguard your organization from unlawful or
unethical activities.
Employee background check
Validate if the candidate’s work experience and past job responsibilities are accurate and sufficient to meet your requirement.
Employee background check
Validate if the candidate’s work experience and past job responsibilities are accurate and sufficient to meet your requirement.
Education verification
Authenticate candidates’ educational credentials with high-quality checks and faster turnaround time.
Education verification
Authenticate candidates’ educational credentials with high-quality checks and faster turnaround time.
Professional license checks
From affiliations to memberships, leave no stone unturned to determine the reliability of the professional licenses of the candidate.
Professional license checks
From affiliations to memberships, leave no stone unturned to determine the reliability of the professional licenses of the candidate.
Professional reference checks
Get our experts to talk to professional references to ascertain candidates’ soft skills, strengths, and weaknesses.
Professional reference checks
Get our experts to talk to professional references to ascertain candidates’ soft skills, strengths, and weaknesses.
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Legal compliances to keep in mind
when running a verification
Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the prime criminal code for the country. It encompasses every illegal and illicit offense like State or public tranquillity crimes, crimes against a
human body or property, conspiracy, etc. Convicts are held guilty and punished under the Indian Penal Code.
Real-time Updates ensure that users receive the most current information without delay, whether tracking progress, monitoring changes, or keeping up with new
developments. This immediate access to information helps users make informed decisions on the spot, reducing the risk of errors and enhancing efficiency.
Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 lays down regulations for and of Credit Information Companies (CICs). It facilitates efficient credit disbursement and looks over the matters for the same.
While denying employment to a candidate based on the grounds of a criminal record search, organizations must follow the FCRA to sustain a compliant screening process.
Guidelines from EEOC describe individualized assessment and safeguard candidate’s right to a fair hiring process.
State, county, and city laws that dictate regulations based on the organization’s and applicant’s location for unbiased hiring and adverse action process.