HPM 10.1 – Applicant Investigation manual Flashcards
Relevance of information: When conducting a background check, you must consider derogatory information in light of what considerations?
Answer: Patterns of Behavior, Length of time or how long ago from application date, probability of reoccurrence, impact of reoccurrence on the Department (credibility, adverse press, etc), and constitutional rights of the candidate.
Applicant Investigation: An applicant investigation differs from a criminal investigation how?
Answer: Criminal investigation is looking for negative factors to get conviction. Applicant investigation considers positive and negative information to determine if applicant can perform the job satisfactorily
Applicant right to privacy: Applicant investigator is to maintain a balance between privacy and determining suitability for employment. What are the responsibilities mandated by law pertaining to this?
Answer: 1) only job related inquiries, 2) information obtained is treated as confidential
Applicants: Who shall applicant information not be shared with?
Answer: At no time during or after the course of an investigation shall any portion of the investigation be revealed to persons other than those authorized to evaluate the
results.
Unauthorized disclosures of background information can result in what?
Answer: Civil and criminal penalties.
Arrests of applicants: Are we allowed to inquire on arrests without convictions for peace officer positions?
Answer: Yes, unlike the public where a conviction is required, police officer positions do not require a conviction for disclosure and are applicant for a background check.
Types of background investigations: What are the types of uniformed background investigations?
Answer: Full – comprehensive check for the position of Cadet and entry into eSOPH (electronic statement of personal history); Partial – Full being done by different division and you are assisting with some portion, Update – update to a full background check when more than 6 months has passed and applicant is about to be appointed as a cadet.
Applicant Reinstatement: What are the two types of reinstatement?
Answer: Mandatory or Permissive
Uniformed applicants investigation: What is the program used for background checks?
Answer: eSOPH (electronic Statement of Personal History)
Request for applicant criminal history: Are investigators allowed to obtain a CII (Criminal history) through CLETS (running the person)?
Investigators are prohibited from requesting criminal history summaries for employment purposes through Communication Network messages. You obtain it by conducting a livescan check.
Applicant driving history: Can you disclose and applicants driving history to the applicant or other unauthorized personnel?
No
Applicant investigation: Can a background investigator guarantee confidentiality when interviewing someone for a background check?
No the applicant can gain access to the background through Civil code 1798.34
Applicant Investigation: How many personal references are required and does the background investigator have to talk to all of them?
5 mandatory reference with all 5 contacted
Applicant Investigation: Describe the criteria for residence checks?
Go back 10 years of past addresses, must contact at least 3 persons/household per different address. Last 5 years of residence neighbors must be contacted in person.
Applicant Investigation: Describe the criteria for employment checks?
: 10 years of work history for background check, with all employers in last 5 years contacted in person.
