Continuous criminal monitoring uses recurring searches and ongoing monitoring to identify changes to a person’s criminal record. When a change is detected, Sittercity’s background check provider, Checkr, conducts follow-up searches in the appropriate jurisdictions and generates a new background check report.
What does Checkr check?
Every 30 days, Checkr searches:
- National criminal database: Identifies potential new records, which are verified through an additional county-level search.
- Global watchlists: Checks for additions to domestic and international watchlists.
- Sex offender registries: Searches public sex offender registries nationwide.
- Current County Criminal Search: Searches for new criminal records when your current address is in a county with electronic records.
What is monitored between searches?
Checkr also monitors:
- Arrest record feeds: Near real-time arrest information helps identify counties where follow-up searches are needed. Records are verified at the county level before reporting.
- Checkr’s background check data: Changes identified through another background check on the same person trigger additional searches and a new report.
What information does Checkr report?
Continuous criminal reports only include records from the past year. For searches triggered by arrest record feeds, Checkr only reports recent convictions and pending cases. Record availability varies by jurisdiction, and not all arrests, convictions, or other criminal records may be reported due to applicable state, county, or local laws.
Does “continuous” mean every record is available immediately?
No. Some databases are monitored in near real-time, while the recurring searches run every 30 days. What can be identified depends on record availability and what can legally be reported.
Click here for more information on what’s covered in Checkr’s background checks.
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