public safety pre-employment background experts

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Public Safety Background Investigation Specialists. Specializing in sworn and civilian Public Safety candidate background investigations, from start to finish.

     We conduct comprehensive ADA/EEO compliant pre-employment background investigations on Police Officer, Dispatch, Records, CSI, Finance, Administrative Assistant, Project Coordinator, Firefighter and Arson Investigator candidates. Many background investigations conducted have required out of state travel to complete in-person personnel and Internal Affairs file reviews. 

So why hire an outside source? Most agencies are utilizing Detectives/Police Officers/Dedicated Personnel to conduct background investigations. Very few police/fire agencies have a surplus of resources to financially allow for dedicated background investigators. By outsourcing background investigations the agency may redeploy valuable resources back on the streets/caseloads/firehouse. Outsourcing background investigations is also a cost savings, since agencies only pay for contract background investigators when backgrounds need to be completed.  

A partial list of the verification conducted during each in depth background investigation include:

  · Citizenship

· Social Security

· Selective Service

· Military 

· Certification Authentication

 · Employment

· Residency

· Criminal History 

· Education 

· Social Media/Open Records 

· Motor Vehicle History

· Criminal and Civil Court Records

· Out of State travel 

· Polygraph scheduling and review

· Job Suitability Assessment (JSA) and POST Psychological scheduling

Most investigative companies stop at the verification part, which is called doing a desk background check. This practice often misses critical or disqualifying candidate information. To mitigate missing undisclosed information or negative personal behaviors, we conduct personal reference interviews, and in-person interviews with every candidate. The in-person candidate interview allows us to verify disclosures provided by the candidate and discuss any discrepancies or concerns, prior to a polygraph examination. We are also able to observe the candidates body language and responses when certain topics are discussed with them. Every investigation is concluded with a detailed report of the investigative facts and is presented to the hiring manager.