CONTINUOUS COURT RECORDS
MONITORING
MONITORING
How would you feel if an employee’s criminal record slipped past you?
Employers often harbor a list of what-ifs and worst-case scenarios that keep them up at night. It can be ulcer-inducing to think of the consequences of insider fraud—financial setbacks, legal liabilities, job and asset losses, and bad press that harms your brand.
But it’s downright terrifying to imagine workplace violence that could injure and traumatize your staff, especially if there were warning signs you missed.
No one wants to be the hiring manager responsible for the catastrophic hire. No one wants to suffer the regret of feeling responsible for damages caused by an employee with a criminal history that you “could” or “should” have known about.
Imagine, instead, being the hero with the foresight and tools to mitigate potential exposure to threats, including: Workplace violence; Negligent retention litigation; Risk, fraud, embezzlement; theft, DUIs and more; Damage to your brand reputation.
Background checks are no longer enough
More and more employers use pre-employment background checks to address workforce risk. They understand the importance of exploring potential employees’ credit history, criminal background (including terrorist watch lists), and history of arrest or litigation to both their company culture and their bottom line.
Because the total cost of even one bad hire is incalculable, this due diligence can pay off in many ways. However, it can leave employers with a false sense of security because it represents only a snapshot of the past. It doesn’t protect against critical changes that can occur during employment. Even an annual updated background check on current employees can leave your workplace vulnerable. A fraudster could enjoy as many as 364 days of continued access to sensitive information before their next annual screening.
That’s why more and more organizations like yours are opting for automated, continuous background monitoring services that provide real-time notification of new criminal activity. What could continuous monitoring do for your organization … and your peace of mind?
Continuous Monitoring Equips HR to Protect Your Environment and Brand
It’s not easy for your HR team to physically, legally, and financially protect your assets, staff, and reputation. Your organization is vulnerable to all kinds of risk, and creating a wide but tight safety net is vital. The potential “cost” of workplace violence, theft, and fraud is unthinkable. Lives, livelihoods, and the very survival of your company are at stake.
How bad is this problem? Every year, at least 2 million people experience some form of workplace violence, with rates on the rise. So it’s no surprise that one in seven people doesn’t feel safe in their workplace (Legal Jobs).
Lawsuits associated with workplace violence cost companies an average of $500,000 for out-of-court settlements (Rave Mobile Safety) and $121 billion in total losses annually (What to Become).
Financial security is even more of a worry. In 2020, 60% of data breaches were from insiders (ID Watchdog). Continuous criminal surveillance is on the job even when you’re not, constantly scanning for threats that could harm your organization.
Continuous Monitoring Gives You Proactive Visibility into Real-Time Criminal Activity
Pre-employment background checks and annual re-checks represent a loose safety net … They’re better than nothing, but easy for offenses to slip through. A net is made of holes, after all.
In the months between background search updates, employees can incur new violations. In most cases, they won’t self-report, especially if they know it will cost them their job.
Not all violations will require termination or even disciplinary action, but it’s in your best interest to know about even low-level offenses so you can make informed decisions, control the narrative, and get ahead of any unsavory publicity.
Clearly other criminal activity such as violence or theft should trigger immediate action of some type. Continuous monitoring ensures that you are notified of arrests as soon as they are entered into the police system, enabling you to close risk gaps immediately.
Continuous Monitoring Favors Employees
Continuous background monitoring services protect your workforce, their productivity, and the engagement that ultimately safeguards your organization’s bottom line.
It allows employees to feel safer at work, knowing their employer is actively employing a reliable risk management strategy, something only about 30% of the workforce currently feels (EHS Today).
With the revelation of a low-level offense, employers can more proactively help employees obtain counseling, provide guidance to third-party resources, or approve time off from work. If it’s something more serious, employers will have time to plan ways to support coworkers who were victimized or who feel betrayed or traumatized by the news.
Continuous monitoring also makes it safer to hire employees with convictions, a growing push by lawmakers seeking to address workforce shortages (Trusted Employees).
It’s impossible to calculate the savings on disruptive outcomes you avoid. How do you put a price on saving lives, increasing employee loyalty, guarding productivity, and mitigating the exorbitant cost of liability fees?
Continuous Monitoring is Automated, Efficient and Cost-Effective
You may be sold on the value of continuous monitoring, but have concerns about the cost or the additional work it will require. That’s the beauty of it continuous monitoring. It tightens your safety net with very little attention from your staff and without budget surprises. This cost-effective measure runs efficiently in the background, living up to its name.
Managing your most vital asset – your team – is a complex and time-intensive component of your operations. It’s key to your overall success. Dynamic monitoring of your employees means you can effortlessly provide the vital safety and security your organization needs, while being freed up to focus on myriad other mandatory HR tasks.
Why SecureSearch for Continuous Court Records Monitoring?
SecureSearch is a national provider of employee background screening solutions. Our policies comply with state and local laws to avoid any potential liability around privacy and consent. SecureSearch is NAPBS-compliant and our staff is FCRA-certified. And we utilize only the most reliable databases for all our searches.
Help ensure the candidates you hired continue to be the colleagues you trust. Avoid the regrets of missed warning signs.
Only $2 per name per month!
Simply provide us a list of names. along with their date of birth and address, and we will monitor activity in real-time for just $2 per person per month. The service covers:
- Coverage of 93% of the courts in the US
- National Sex Offender
- National Federal Courts
Frequently asked questions
How is continuous monitoring different from my background screening program?
Continuous monitoring happens on an automated, continuous basis after you have hired someone. Typical background screening is done before you hire or at period intervals.
What is the coverage?
Our nationwide county court connections and other sources of case data cover over 95% of the US population.
How will we export and maintain lists of employees?
Generate an employee roster from a payroll or HRIS system. Simply upload the roster into our platform. Each new roster is compared with the last and employees not on the new list can be removed in a click. This makes it easy to monitor only current employees and update rosters as often as you like.
Can we select the types of charges monitored?
Yes. You can monitor very broadly for felonies, non-felony jailable offenses, and non-jailable offenses. You can include traffic offenses and sex offender registries for all 50 states.
How do you bill for the service?
Typically, billing is monthly and based on a set fee per identity monitored.
How will we be alerted when there is a hit?
You can choose to be alerted of reportable data via email and/or SMS text message.
Testimonials:
“SecureSearch™ has been great from the moment I reached out to them to find out more information about what their company offers. The staff are all friendly and extremely helpful. They have worked with me on a variety of things we needed for our organization and made the entire process as seamless as possible. We are still getting used to this new system for us, but are finding it easy to use.”
“We are new to using SecureSearch™, but the implementation has been great! We are an organization with multiple sites and the ability to run all background checks with a consistent process throughout the United States is amazing. The team has been very helpful and accommodating to adjust processes to better fit our business model and needs. We are excited about our continued partnership with SecureSearch™.”
“I’ve been working with SecureSearch™ for approximately 8 months and I’ve had outstanding service. Any questions I have are answered promptly. As someone new to background screening, I’ve been very pleased that the team at SecureSearch™ is always available and willing to walk me through the process and what to expect as many times as necessary. I would recommend SecureSearch™ as your provider for background screening.”