Extensive, Reliable Criminal Background Checks for More Confident Hiring Decisions

Getting a complete picture of a candidate’s criminal history is harder than you think. There are more than 3,500 individual court jurisdictions in the U.S. – and each one handles things a little differently. We can help simplify this complex process for you by delivering fast, reliable criminal background check results so you can be more confident that you know who you’re hiring.

Complete Criminal Locator

Sterling’s premier package – Complete Criminal Locator, leverages a multi-step locator process to cast a wider net and identify the most likely places to search for criminal records for each candidate. The Complete Criminal Locator is made up of three powerful locator tools – Social Security Number Trace, Multi-State Criminal Database Check and Locator Select – that together, uncover an average of 13% more criminal records than without this package. Search results are then validated with primary source data using our proprietary solution, CourtDirect™.

Fast, Reliable Criminal Record Searches Powered by CourtDirect™

CourtDirect™, our proprietary automation technology and fulfillment methodology provides instant, digital, access to over 2,200 U.S. court jurisdictions. Our own court runners cover the rest. This means that we can search over 75% of all U. S. criminal records in minutes – not hours or days. Our automated approach to criminal background checks enables faster, more reliable results so you can make more confident and informed hiring decisions.

We offer a full suite of criminal record checks such as

  • County Criminal Records Check
  • State Criminal Records Check
  • Federal Criminal Records Check
  • Sex Offender Registry Check

Contact us today to learn how our Criminal Background Checks allow you to hire with confidence.