A recent story from the Columbus (OH) Dispatch shows the importance of re-screening employees after they pass their initial background checks. In this particular case, re-screening may have a prevented a crime.

According to the newspaper article, Tristan J. Quintero passed a background check five years ago that enabled him to get a job caring for mentally disabled people in Ohio. Since the state didn’t require post-hire background checks, workers were supposed to report subsequent offenses that could disqualify them from employment themselves.

However, the man never told anyone that he had been convicted on weapons charges in 2008 and indicted again in May 2009. He was still working on May 28, 2009 when, according to police, he left the apartment of his disabled client and raped a neighbor.

FYIScreening.com asked the following question regarding this same story:

"Could this horrible crime have been prevented? There’s a good chance Quintero’s weapon’s charge would have been discovered if periodic background checks were done after he was hired. And this crime could have been prevented. Most organizations understand the importance of conducting pre-employment background screening, but many companies don’t properly consider the continued risks employees present after they are hired."

Employers are advised to keep background check information on their employees accuarate and up-to-date through re-screening to avoid incidents like the one mentioned in the Quintero story.

Pre-Employ.com – a leading background check and human resources outsourcing provider – believes that employers should be re-screening annually at the very least to ensure that "good" employees remain good. For more information about re-screening with background checks, visit www.pre-employ.com, email info@pre-employ.com, or call 1-800-300-1821 to speak with a service representative. To follow Pre-Employ.com on Twitter, visit www.twitter.com/PreEmploy.

tahearn@pre-employ.com

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