Non-Profit Groups Expand Extensive Employee Background Searches
Volunteering and working for an organization that serves children often means consenting to an extensive background check. Now that examination just keeps going - and going. Several Boys & Girls Clubs have begun using a technology that provides continuing updates on criminal convictions among staff members and volunteers. The clubs say concerns about children's safety outweigh any potential invasion of privacy.
Groups Expanding Background Checks, New York Times, Aug. 4, 2005.
