| When it comes to a background check being | | | | While the standard record check still relies on the |
| performed on potential job candidates, one | | | | person's own honesty to perform the check, the |
| background that is growing in popularity is that of | | | | government record search is absolute and cannot |
| the government. For years this form of record | | | | be faked. The standard bases its information on a |
| search has been limited only to government | | | | person's previous addresses since there may be |
| agencies but in recent times, the government | | | | more than one person in the country that shares |
| record search has become available to anyone | | | | their name. However since there are no two |
| who wants one performed. The check can be | | | | fingerprints that are exactly the same, a false |
| very beneficial for many different companies. It is | | | | previous address history will still show the same |
| already being utilized by companies who deal in | | | | results. |
| investments and securities, as well as companies | | | | The standard is based on the national crime |
| who offer armored car services and even those | | | | database which is independently maintained by |
| who deal in medical and insurance fields. | | | | each individual jurisdiction. So when performing a |
| Any company that requires their employees to | | | | standard check, the only way to determine if |
| have access to other people's personal and | | | | someone is who he or she says she is, is by using |
| financial information as well as deal in large sums | | | | their previously known addresses. If that person |
| of currency should have every one of their | | | | were to give a fake address history then there is |
| employees undergo a check. | | | | no way of telling who she or he is when multiple |
| These criminal record searches include the taking | | | | persons with the same name show on the results |
| of the person's fingerprint as a means of verifying | | | | of the record search. The government uses its |
| their identity. Any person can lie their way past a | | | | own database which is a compiled for of all the |
| regular criminal check, but no one can fake their | | | | other databases and is distinguishable by a |
| fingerprint as it is completely unique to every | | | | person's unique fingerprint. |
| person. | | | | |