Society for human resource management issues statement on the use of criminal background checks
The Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest association devoted to human resource management representing more than 250,000 members in 140 countries, has issued a statement on the use of criminal background checks in response to a new study by the National Employment Law Project that recommends reforming criminal background checks used for employment screening of job applicants since roughly 65 million US adults -- more than one in four -- have criminal records.
The personnel file for a police officer under state investigation for suspected criminal activity does not include a reference to the matter and indicates a satisfactory employment record.