Some employers choose to utilize free criminal background checks as opposed to actually hiring a service to conduct a thorough screening on their applicants. This is because they are hoping to save money on the process of checking out their applicants during the hiring process, but in the long run it can end up costing them so much more. Free criminal background checks can possibly give the wrong impression on a applicant either for the good of the bad. There are cases of mistaken identity which those with no criminal background check whatsoever appear as criminals. While there are other cases where those with records somehow fall through the cracks and come through a free background check as clean. These mixed up results would be double or even triple checked for verification if a hired service was used making your information more accurate and better for making a hiring decision.
