| When looking to hire a new employee, any business, | | | | would perform a criminal background check and find |
| big or small, should perform a criminal background | | | | any information on a subject. |
| check. These background checks involve the | | | | In the criminal records division of the superior |
| research of a possible criminal record on an | | | | courthouse there is a public access terminal for those |
| applicant. This can include any criminal information | | | | interested in conducting a search. Inside there are |
| from a speeding ticket to the amount of time spent | | | | computers that use the Promis/Gavel public access |
| in jail. Businesses are often unaware of the amount | | | | system. This system can centralize a background |
| of falsified information on applications and many | | | | check to all 21 counties in NJ or simply check one |
| businesses fail due to employee related crimes. | | | | county. In order to search one needs the subjects |
| However, businesses do not perform criminal | | | | name and date of birth. If the subject has a |
| background checks because they do not want to | | | | common name, such as John Smith, it is important to |
| spend the time or money. A criminal background | | | | have extra information. This may include the county |
| check plays an important role in keeping any | | | | they are from or their last known address. Having |
| company safe. | | | | more information makes it much simpler to |
| The process of performing a New Jersey criminal | | | | differentiate the results. |
| background check is simple. First, one must find the | | | | The subjects name and information will come up as |
| NJ superior courthouse closest to their location. There | | | | either a hit or a cleared result. If the subject comes |
| are a total of 21 superior courthouses in NJ. In each | | | | up with a hit the results are simple to understand and |
| superior courthouse there is a criminal records | | | | obtain. Exact matches will appear at the top of the |
| division. This office is responsible for gun permits, | | | | page. The results will include information such as the |
| municipal court appeals, and the filing of general | | | | charge, statute, and sentence. This can all be printed |
| motors. The criminal records division is also the | | | | out for about 15 cents a page. Once printed the NJ |
| repository for criminal court files. This is where one | | | | criminal background check is complete. |