Criminal Background Services
Provider 
Founded 1990
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership Private equity-backed

Criminal Background Services delivers county, state, federal, and global criminal record searches and post-hire monitoring for employers.
Criminal Background Services is HireRight's criminal screening family, spanning county, statewide, federal, Canada, UK, and global criminal checks, sex offender registry searches, prohibited parties checks, and civil records searches.
The group adds post-hire arrest record and criminal record monitoring in the United States and the Widescreen Plus tip-and-lead search, which verifies any potential record with its original source before reporting. HireRight states that 40,000 companies worldwide use its criminal background check services.
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| Attribute | Criminal Background Services | Criminal Background Checks | Criminal Background Checks | Criminal Record Check | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |||||
| Founded | 1990 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Sells To | — | Enterprise | Enterprise, Small Business | Business, Individuals | |
| Pricing Model | — | Recurring, Software | Recurring, Software, Transactional | — | |
| Ownership | Private equity-backed | Venture-backed | Public | Private |
Provider 
Founded 1990
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership Private equity-backed
Provider 
Founded 2014
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2015
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider 
Founded 2016
Sells To Business, Individuals
Pricing Model —
Ownership Private


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First Advantage runs employment background checks that combine screening workflows, extensive data sources, and compliance support for faster hiring decisions.

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