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The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has contracted with Selection.com to screen all its clerics, employees, and volunteers in order to provide the safest possible environment for the children under its care.
Currently, criminal background checks are conducted by Archdiocesan employees. Effective early next year, Selection.com®, a national, Catholic faith-based background check company located in the Cincinnati area, will begin providing all background check services for the Archdiocese, said Tom Coz, the Safe Environment Coordinator for Children and Youth.
“While child safety was the primary concern in reviewing our current processes,” Coz said, “we were also able to identify a solution that will be less expensive to our volunteers and our parishes, and less invasive to our volunteers, while at the same time allowing for a more streamlined process for parishes and staff to submit to and view background check results.”
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Federal inspectors have uncovered unsafe conditions at 20 daycares across Connecticut. Selection.com President, James Boeddeker, says he is shocked at how many daycares didn’t complete proper background checks, which is the first step in ensuring the safety of those children.
This story was originally reported on 10/01/2013 by the NBC Connecticut. Please visit the NBC Connecticut website for the full article titled, Unsafe Conditions Found in Connecticut Daycares. This Site makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith.
NBC Connecticut reports that federal inspectors have uncovered unsafe conditions at 20 daycares across Connecticut. Inspectors from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services made unannounced visits to daycares that receive federal funding. According to a new report, 20 had unsafe conditions, including exposed electrical wires, cots for children left outside in the elements, and household chemicals left within the reach of children. In one instance, a daycare provider was charged with risk of injury to minors after inspectors found five children unattended in the house. Two other providers gave up their licenses after the reviews. The report did not name the daycares, but said they were located in Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Bridgeport, East Hartford, Waterbury, Windsor and Windsor Locks. For the full story click here.
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Elizabeth O’Bagy, who was an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, said she had earned a doctorate from Georgetown University when she had not. Selection.com President, James Boeddeker, says it’s always important to check an applicant’s credentials, regardless of whether the degree is needed for the job.
This story was originally reported on 09/12/2013 by CNN. For the full article please visit CNN. This Site makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith.
CNN reported that a lie about earning a Ph.D. cost a Syria expert her job as an analyst days after her op-ed in the Wall Street Journal was cited by Secretary of State John Kerry and Sen. John McCain in congressional hearings about possible U.S. military action in the war-torn country. “The Institute for the Study of War has learned and confirmed that, contrary to her representations, Ms. Elizabeth O’Bagy does not in fact have a Ph.D. degree from Georgetown University. ISW has accordingly terminated Ms. O’Bagy’s employment, effective immediately,” the institute posted in an online statement Wednesday. Click here for more.
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There is no pending legislation that would mandate background checks for home service workers. Selection.com President, James Boeddeker, says that shouldn’t keep you from protecting your customers and company with a simple pre-employment background check.
This story was originally reported on 08/20/2013 by TODAY. For the full article and corresponding video, please visit TODAY.com. This Site makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith.
TODAY reported that there are no federal laws requiring background checks for service workers such as TV installers or handymen, and only spotty local laws requiring service companies to do background checks. But some of those workers are actually violent felons who have even attacked customers inside their own homes. Read More
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A Maine man wanted on charges of allegedly hindering a murder prosecution in that state was found working at a carnival, when the city ran a routine background check. Selection.com President, James Boeddeker says the company did everything right.
This story was originally reported on 07/29/2013 on the Gloucester Times website. The arrest record of Sebastian C. Moody-Dabney can be found on the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Website here, booking number 13ASO-2571-JA. This Site makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith.
According to the Gloucester Times article, a Maine man wanted on charges of allegedly hindering a murder prosecution in that state was found working at a carnival sponsored by the Beverly Education Foundation. The carnival was being held outside Beverly High School. Sebastian C. Moody-Dabney, 22, and described in court documents as homeless, was working on the Beverly site last Thursday. Click here for the full article.
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A man working for a nursing home in Kaufman County, TX was recently arrested and charged with assault of an elderly person. Selection.com President, James Boeddeker, says that a routine pre-employment background check could have avoided this type of situation.
This story was originally reported on 06/04/2013 by CBS-11 Dallas. This Site makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith.
Kaufman police told the CBS-11 I-Team they made an arrest in connection with a nursing home patient’s head injuries. Police chief Chris Aulbaugh told CBS-11 they took James Seaton, an employee at a local healthcare center in Kaufman, into custody on a felony charge of aggravated assault – injury to elderly. Aulbaugh says 88-year-old Sammie Berry was injured while Seaton was tending to her. The wheelchair bound 88-year-old, who has Alzheimer’s, has a gash on her forehead and much of her face turned black and blue. The chief says Seaton tried to conceal what happened and tried to blame someone else. Seaton is in the Kaufman County jail.
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