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Opinion: A Criminal Oversight in College Background Checks

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(July 13) -- Posting a scandalous photo on Facebook could get you rejected from the college of your choice. But there's a good chance a rape conviction won't. Only 4 percent of colleges conduct criminal background checks on students, and 36 percent of schools don't even require self-disclosure of crimes, according to a...

Md. Considers Ban on 'Bad Credit-No Job' Link

(Jan. 28) – While President Obama tackles high unemployment across the country, lawmakers in Maryland want to put a stop to what some believe keeps a lot of people from getting a job – bad credit. "Having bad credit does not make someone a bad person," said Kirill Reznik, a Democratic member of the Maryland...

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02/21/12 State aims for rapid-fire gun background checks Source: Stateline.org An attempt to chip away at Virginia's background-check system for gun buyers failed in this year's General Assembly session, but lawmakers are looking to increase spending to make that system move more quickly.
12/16/10 Local Women Indicted For Identity Theft: Scheme Could... Source: CBS - KWTX - Waco TX WACO (December 16, 2010)âA seven-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed Thursday charges four Waco women in connection with an identity theft scheme in which thousands of background-check applications from school teachers and others that were supposed to have been destroyed were stolen.