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Evaluate options, legal issues tied to criminal background checks in admissions process
Author(s) -
Porter Michael
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
campus legal advisor
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-6239
pISSN - 1531-3999
DOI - 10.1002/cala.30663
Subject(s) - institution , value (mathematics) , liability , process (computing) , perception , business , criminology , psychology , political science , law , computer science , operating system , machine learning , neuroscience
In the debate about whether to conduct criminal background checks in the admissions process, an institution's value of campus safety and the perception that a campus is safe bump up against the value of access to higher education. Many colleges and universities feel pressure to use criminal background checks because doing so might protect against potential liability and can also demonstrate the institution's commitment to campus safety.