Justifacts - Moving Forward: what we can learn from the Jerry Sandusky case
It has been three years since we first learned of the tragedies that took place at Penn State involving Jerry Sandusky. As a mother of three boys, the horrors of that case stay fresh in my mind, as I’m sure they do many of yours. Over the course of time we have gone through a range of emotions- disgust, grief, anger. We want questions answered. Why was this allowed to happen? As employers we ask questions of ourselves. How can we prevent something like this? Jerry Sandusky didn’t show up looking like a monster. He was educated, articulate, and well dressed. How can we recognize what lies beneath the façade? How can we protect ourselves against future Jerry Sanduskys? Justifacts has a personal relationship with this particular case. In 2010 Juniata College received a volunteer application from Jerry Sandusky, and Justifacts did the background check on him. The results of that background investigation led to Mr. Sandusky being denied a volunteer position at the school. A comprehensive background check uncovered that although Mr. Sandusky had no previous criminal record, he did have a pending investigation at Central Mountain High School, which was revealed through a Past Employment Check. Who can say how many boys were spared contact with Jerry Sandusky because of a simple background check?
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Justifacts - Moving Forward: what we can learn from the Jerry Sandusky case
- 1. View report in iCIMS ATS Education Screening Services Moving forward: what we can learn from the Jerry Sandusky Case It has been three years since we first learned of the tragedies that took place at Penn State involving Jerry Sandusky. As a mother of three boys, the horrors of that case stay fresh in my mind, as I’m sure they do many of yours. Over the course of time we have gone through a range of emotions- disgust, grief, anger. As employers we ask questions of ourselves. How can we prevent something like this? Jerry Sandusky didn’t show up looking like a monster. He was educated, articulate, and well dressed. How can we recognize what lies beneath the façade? How can we protect ourselves against future Jerry Sanduskys? Justifacts has a personal relationship with this particular case. In 2010 Juniata College received a volunteer application from Jerry Sandusky, and Justifacts did the background check on him. The results of that background investigation led to Mr. Sandusky being denied a volunteer position at the school. A comprehensive back- ground check uncovered that although Mr. Sandusky had no previ- ous criminal record, he did have a pending investigation at Central Mountain High School, which was revealed through a Past Employ- ment Check. The Jerry Sandusky case has been a hard lesson learned. We can make a choice to be passive and hope for the best, or to be proactive in defending ourselves against terrible risks. Certainly there are no guarantees in life and no background check can protect us against every danger. However, at the end of the day, it is possible to be the employer who can honestly say we took every measure to protect our employees, our reputation and the clients we serve. 5250 Logan Ferry Road Murrysville, PA 15668 Ph: (800) 356-6885 Sales@justifacts.com www.Justifacts.com Employment History Criminal Records Motor Vehicle Records Reference Checks International Searches Address History Credit Reports Sex Offender Search Drug Testing License Verification Services Michelle Yoder - Staff Writer at Justifacts Justifacts JustifactsCredential Verification, Inc.