• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Criminal background checks of prospective employees: why and how should it be done?
  • Contributor: Lam, Agnes; Kleiner, Brian H.
  • Published: Emerald, 2001
  • Published in: Managerial Law, 43 (2001) 1/2, Seite 132-137
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1108/03090550110770453
  • ISSN: 0309-0558
  • Keywords: Law ; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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  • Description: Discusses the need for criminal checks to be done on prospective employees, providing examples of negligent recruitment. Outlines the reasons for such a policy before considering the difficulties involved. Provides recommendations for companies, including a written recruitment policy. Investigates the merits of in‐house security departments and security consultant services. Concludes that the initial expense can easily be outweighed by potential theft, fraud and legislative costs.