Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Background check Screening of Prospective Members

[Diana Carroll (dianaecarroll]

Before you ding people on account of arrests and incarceration, consider
the inequitable way our law enforcement and legal system treat people of
color and immigrants.



On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 10:58 AM Jim Bronson <jimbronsonashland [at] gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks to others on this listserv for reflecting on their financial
> screening approach.  A similar, currently hot topic for us at River Song is
> screening for behavior history, so-called background checks.  We probably
> all have encountered the numerous websites that promise to find your person
> of interest, investigate their interactions with the law and government,
> and give you a report of their misdeeds, including arrests, convictions,
> fines, etc.  At RSC we wonder if these sites are accurate, and whether it
> is ethical and appropriate to use them to screen for prospective members.
>
> For reference, here is a link to a Seattle Weekly article that suggests 8
> sites they have investigated.
>
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> https://www.seattleweekly.com/marketplace/top-8-background-checks-sites-to-search-criminal-records-social-media-accounts-educational-history-and-more/
>
> There are many more back-ground check sites advertising through Google
> which will pop up when you enter a name search.  I would love to hear from
> cohousing membership team folks about this topic.  Thanks.  Jim Bronson -
> River Song Cohousing, Eugene, OR
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