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<p>HIRE SMARTER</p>
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<p>Know your peopleTM</p>
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<h2>Criminal Background Checks for Employment </h2>
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<h2>Criminal Background Checks for Employment </h2>
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<p>Get a detailed view of your candidates with criminal background checks that use smart technology and human expertise to provide faster, more accurate results. </p>
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<p>Get a detailed view of your candidates with criminal background checks that use smart technology and human expertise to provide faster, more accurate results. </p>
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<p>ENHANCED EXPERIENCES</p>
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<p>ENHANCED EXPERIENCES</p>
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<h2>How Our Criminal Record Checks Work </h2>
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<h2>How Our Criminal Record Checks Work </h2>
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<p>Your candidate enters their information in Profile Advantage, our secure, intuitive and mobile-friendly candidate experience.</p>
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<p>Your candidate enters their information in Profile Advantage, our secure, intuitive and mobile-friendly candidate experience.</p>
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<p>Our intelligent automation helps boost the consistency and efficiency of delivering results. Plus, we can use our direct court integrations to quickly check for potential criminal records.</p>
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<p>Our intelligent automation helps boost the consistency and efficiency of delivering results. Plus, we can use our direct court integrations to quickly check for potential criminal records.</p>
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<p>Your easy-to-review report is delivered to your dashboard to assist you in making your hiring decision.</p>
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<p>Your easy-to-review report is delivered to your dashboard to assist you in making your hiring decision.</p>
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<p>BUILD TRUST</p>
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<p>BUILD TRUST</p>
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<h2>Protect Your Business - Start with Identity Verification</h2>
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<h2>Protect Your Business - Start with Identity Verification</h2>
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<p>Adding an identity check before your pre-employment background check can help improve the quality of the information used for screening. Candidate biographical data collected upfront automatically feeds into the background check form fields, reducing delays due to incorrect data and improving the quality of data used in the background check.</p>
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<p>Adding an identity check before your pre-employment background check can help improve the quality of the information used for screening. Candidate biographical data collected upfront automatically feeds into the background check form fields, reducing delays due to incorrect data and improving the quality of data used in the background check.</p>
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<p><strong>1 in 4 Job Candidates</strong>could be AI deepfakes in 2028 due to the global rise of AI-generated profiles and identification, and the adoption of remote work1</p>
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<p><strong>1 in 4 Job Candidates</strong>could be AI deepfakes in 2028 due to the global rise of AI-generated profiles and identification, and the adoption of remote work1</p>
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<p>SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOU</p>
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<p>SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOU</p>
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<h2>Background Checks That Fit Your Needs</h2>
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<h2>Background Checks That Fit Your Needs</h2>
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<p>What makes a pre-employment background check effective, and are First Advantage’s criminal record checks different? Our wide range of background check services is designed to fit your unique business needs and provide you with a better criminal background check. </p>
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<p>What makes a pre-employment background check effective, and are First Advantage’s criminal record checks different? Our wide range of background check services is designed to fit your unique business needs and provide you with a better criminal background check. </p>
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<p><a>Talk to an Expert</a></p>
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<p><a>Talk to an Expert</a></p>
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<p>County court record searches are available in over 3,100 counties across the US and can reveal potential criminal records history. They include felony and misdemeanor convictions, as well as pending cases - typically from the past seven years. Search jurisdictions provided by the candidate or use one of our options to help expand the scope of your criminal background checks for employment.</p>
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<p>County court record searches are available in over 3,100 counties across the US and can reveal potential criminal records history. They include felony and misdemeanor convictions, as well as pending cases - typically from the past seven years. Search jurisdictions provided by the candidate or use one of our options to help expand the scope of your criminal background checks for employment.</p>
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<p>The federal court record search identifies US criminal records from federal crimes prosecuted in the federal district courts. It includes convictions and pending cases for charges such as international/inter-state drug trafficking, kidnapping, and other federal-level crimes.</p>
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<p>The federal court record search identifies US criminal records from federal crimes prosecuted in the federal district courts. It includes convictions and pending cases for charges such as international/inter-state drug trafficking, kidnapping, and other federal-level crimes.</p>
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<p>The Extended Global Sanctions Search looks for restriction, sanction and exclusion records maintained by US and international legal and regulatory enforcement organizations and public sources. Data sources are subject to availability and applicable reporting restrictions.</p>
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<p>The Extended Global Sanctions Search looks for restriction, sanction and exclusion records maintained by US and international legal and regulatory enforcement organizations and public sources. Data sources are subject to availability and applicable reporting restrictions.</p>
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<p>First Advantage searches through the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW), which includes registered sex offenders in 49 States, US territories, the District of Columbia, and participating Indigenous tribes. State reporting restrictions may limit reporting or use of sex offender records in some jurisdictions.</p>
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<p>First Advantage searches through the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW), which includes registered sex offenders in 49 States, US territories, the District of Columbia, and participating Indigenous tribes. State reporting restrictions may limit reporting or use of sex offender records in some jurisdictions.</p>
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<p>A state criminal record search checks an entire state’s repository or police records for county-level criminal records. It can be a cost-effective way to search for county criminal record information in a state.</p>
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<p>A state criminal record search checks an entire state’s repository or police records for county-level criminal records. It can be a cost-effective way to search for county criminal record information in a state.</p>
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<p>PROVEN RESULTS</p>
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<p>PROVEN RESULTS</p>
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<h2>Expand Your Criminal Record Searches</h2>
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<h2>Expand Your Criminal Record Searches</h2>
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<p>We offer extra tools that, when used together, can reveal more places to search for criminal history, resulting in more in-depth criminal background checks for employment.</p>
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<p>We offer extra tools that, when used together, can reveal more places to search for criminal history, resulting in more in-depth criminal background checks for employment.</p>
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<p>First Advantage uses an extensive database to identify the address history associated with a given SSN. These results expand the criminal background check to include residences (and names, if requested) beyond what the candidate has disclosed. Additionally, developed names or aliases can be identified upon request.</p>
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<p>First Advantage uses an extensive database to identify the address history associated with a given SSN. These results expand the criminal background check to include residences (and names, if requested) beyond what the candidate has disclosed. Additionally, developed names or aliases can be identified upon request.</p>
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<p>Using our proprietary Nationwide Criminal File database, we check for criminal records in additional locations that may not be linked to the candidate’s prior work or residential addresses.</p>
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<p>Using our proprietary Nationwide Criminal File database, we check for criminal records in additional locations that may not be linked to the candidate’s prior work or residential addresses.</p>
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<h3>Start Hiring Smarter and Onboarding Faster </h3>
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<h3>Know your peopleTM</h3>
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<p>GLOBAL LEADER</p>
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<p>GLOBAL LEADER</p>
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<p>Our advanced fulfillment systems will accelerate the turnaround times and enhance search accuracy on your background criminal record checks. Approximately 90% of our US criminal searches utilize intelligent automation to speed up the entire employment criminal background check process - from checking candidate data against court records to applying your adjudication matrix2.</p>
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<p>Our advanced fulfillment systems will accelerate the turnaround times and enhance search accuracy on your background criminal record checks. Approximately 90% of our US criminal searches utilize intelligent automation to speed up the entire employment criminal background check process - from checking candidate data against court records to applying your adjudication matrix2.</p>
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<p>“We sought a screening partner that demonstrates a commitment to innovation and understands the value data and analytics bring to today’s strategic landscape. We found that partner in First Advantage and look forward to leveraging best-in-industry solutions to help drive our future success.”</p>
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<p>“We sought a screening partner that demonstrates a commitment to innovation and understands the value data and analytics bring to today’s strategic landscape. We found that partner in First Advantage and look forward to leveraging best-in-industry solutions to help drive our future success.”</p>
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<p>GLOBAL REACH, PROVEN RESULTS</p>
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<p>GLOBAL REACH, PROVEN RESULTS</p>
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<h2>Why Our Partners and Customers Trust First Advantage</h2>
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<h2>Why Our Partners and Customers Trust First Advantage</h2>
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