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New Articles of Interest

Violent Crimes Increase on Nation's College Campuses - Data indicates that the number of violent crimes on college campuses is growing each year.

Authorities charge dozens in massive Medicare fraud crackdown - More extensive background checks on health care providers are being called for as federal authorities begin a wide scale crackdown on Medicare fraudsters.

UCF chem student cooked meth in home lab, authorities say - A UCF chemistry student has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine.

CertifiedBackground.com in the News

More schools using checks - UCF looks at some applicants, not all - The University of Central Florida interviews several CertifiedBackground.com experts about student housing background checks

Should college applicants get background checks? - USAToday investigates background check procedures for college students and interviews the Vice President of CertifiedBackground.com.

Allied Health in the News

States Fail to Report Disciplined Caregivers to Federal Database - Many state agencies are failing when it comes to keeping careful records on nurses they have disciplined for misconduct.

Colleges and Universities in the News

Warning Signs in Murder of Yeardley Love: 'Nobody Put It All Together' - The murder of Yeardley Love, a student at UVA, by her ex-boyfriend and classmate has some wondering how and why the university was not aware of her killer's violent past.

Experts Debate Fairness of Criminal-Background Checks on Students - A majority of universities are now performing background checks on students in hopes of preventing crimes on campus.

NCCU: Former student concealed sex offenses - N.C. Central University officials didn't know that a former student who is charged with attacking a young woman in her dorm room was a convicted sex offender.

Volunteers in the News

Sex offender volunteered with Evergreen High football team - A Level III sex offender was allowed to volunteer with a high school football team in Washington State.

Sex offender volunteered at McAllen charter school - A registered sex offender has been found to be volunteering at a school in Texas.

School Districts in the News

School changes background check policy to prevent further oversights - A Michigan school system's lax background screening policies allowed a convicted sex offender to volunteer as a youth baseball coach.

Contractors in the News

Who's Knocking at Your Door? - Popular blog, MomLogic.com, lists examples of contractors gone awry, supplied by The Sue Weaver C.A.U.S.E. (Consumer Awareness of Unsafe Service Employment) Organization.

Marietta Tennis Coach Charged With Child Molestation - A tennis instructor for a company, contracted by the city of Marietta, GA, with two prior convictions for sex offenses began a relationship with a 12-year-old female student. Because no background check policy was in place for contracted employees, the city and company were unaware of the danger he posed.

Screening problems halt Georgia nuke plant work - Construction on a proposed nuclear power plant in Georgia has been halted because a contractor failed to ask its workers in writing about past drug or alcohol abuse as required by law.