Read the full news release: At Least 1-in-29 College Students Have Criminal Records
Students with criminal records could be sitting in every classroom at colleges and universities in the United States, according to a new report.
A nationwide study by MyBackgroundCheck.com, a leading supplier of criminal background checks for students and faculty members, revealed that approximately one out of every 29 college students across the nation had some type of previous criminal record, and the actual cases of crime may be higher since juvenile records are not reportable or included in the study.
The study of 13,859 students in 125 universities, career colleges, nursing schools, and other educational institutions found a variety of convictions from across the nation. The convictions uncovered in this study did not include juvenile records – which are not accessible to the public in most situations – and were organized into the following categories and percentages:
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Child Molestation (2.4%);
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Sexual Abuse (5.2%);
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Assault (4%);
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Drug Possession (7.4%);
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Theft (8.8%);
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Fraud (2.7%);
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Driving Violations (60%); and
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Disorderly Conduct (9.5%).
“Parents sending children off to colleges and universities should closely view the background screening policies of those educational institutions,” stated Robert Mather, CEO of MyBackgroundCheck.com. “The days of secrecy surrounding previous criminal activity in a university are gone,” Mather continued. “In today’s world, parents, faculty, and students wish to be educated about the criminal convictions of their roommates, students, or instructors and, at the least, engage in conversation surrounding the facts, beginning with the question: Is there a criminal in the classroom?”
MyBackgroundCheck.com is one of the largest providers of “student-supplied” background check services to colleges and universities to use for their students, faculty members, contractors, and vendors. To learn more about student background checks, visit http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com/Students. Universities can find out more about MyBackgroundCheck.com's no-cost nationwide program by visiting http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com/Business/ClinicalDirectors.aspx.
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