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Systemic Failures in Background Check Reporting Is Ruining Lives and Costing Billions of Dollars

Loaded on Oct. 1, 2024 by Anthony Accurso published in Criminal Legal News October, 2024, page 34
Filed under: Background Evidence. Location: United States of America.

by Anthony W. Accurso

Concerns about the accuracy of criminal background check reports led two researchers to study this issue, and the results undermined commonly held beliefs about the reliability of such reports and their failure to align with American values and public policy goals. 

Researchers Sarah Lageson and Robert ...

 

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