To do or not to do a nationwide criminal search, that is the question. The days when you had to be politically correct and safeguard one’s right to complete privacy are not there anymore. Not with the significant rise in all manner of crimes and terrorist acts going on in the country, let alone the world, at the moment. In fact, not doing a criminal search of this nature is just asking for a whole lot of trouble. Of what use is it for you to save money on security background checks now only for you to suffer regrets in the future?

It is important for you to do a nationwide criminal search when hiring medical service employees. The worst thing you could do as a medical administrator for example would be to hire someone simply because the first check yielded nothing, and the person seems qualified. If you do not make sure, you may end up with a Dr. Death scenario, with your new employee starring as the serial Grim Reaper, so to speak. Alternatively, you may end up hiring an unqualified person who will kill patients through sheer ignorance. When that happens, you can be sure that you are going to get the blame. How could you be that careless? Could you not afford to do a more intensive background check? The questions will go on and on. It will be too late of course, and people may be dead by then.

Where children are concerned, it is better to tread carefully. The number of sexual predators is also on the rise. You should never compromise the safety of the children in your care just to save money. Make sure that you do a comprehensive nationwide criminal search. That is the best way to catch most sexual offenders who will strike again when given the opportunity. It is better to offend one person, than risk the young and innocent children. Otherwise, if they are abused, you will have to live with the mistake you made for the rest of your life.