Why Churches Should Conduct Background Screeening

How to screen out the BAD

Without offending the GOOD?

Increasingly Litigious Environment

AgendaShocking StatisticsThe need for screeningWhat should I use to screenStaying in compliance

Shocking Statistics

Every 6 minutes a convicted criminal tries to volunteer…

or attain a position at a nonprofit organization

187,000 people with Criminal Convictions tried to volunteer or work on the staffs of non-profits that did perform screenings

Of those, over 2,700 were sex offenders

In a recent year, 1 in 14 churches having attendance of 1,000 or more

were sued.

The Need for Screening

Protect “Vulnerable Populations”

59% of current prisoners with a child victim

had been previously

convicted of a crime.

A criminal background check would have most likely uncovered this information

Guard Against Liability

Due Diligence

On Employees and Volunteers

Protect Assets

Trust and Reputation

A church will fare much better by having made

a good faith effort to conduct

a background check

How Should I Screen?

COUNTY CRIMINAL

Can turn up arrests and convictions!

NATIONWIDE DATABASE

Millions of recordsDept of Corrections Admin. Office of CourtsFederal exempt listsSex Offenders RegistrySocial Trace

Incomplete

Drug screening

Motor Vehicle Screening

To ReviewCounty Criminal Checks

Nationwide Criminal Database

Drug Screening

Motor Vehicle Record

Use all, or a combination of some

Staying in Compliance

REQUIRED!

Disclosure to Applicant

REQUIRED!

Applicant’s Authorization

REQUIRED!

Adverse Action Procedures

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FINALLY

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congregation

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