Fingerprints

[Jetlag]

Does anyone know what the airlines do with the fingerprints that you are required to give as a new hire knowadays? I know that they are part of the back ground check but are the prints processed through the FBI for misdemeanors, felonies, warrants, etc. or are they processed by other agencies? Just curious.

 

[Cornelius]

I'm pretty sure all airlines will fingerprint you and then send it to the FBI for processing. Once it gets there, who knows what they do with it. My guess is they run a check in their database, and then they just file it away in a computer. You won't get your airline badge for a specific airport if your fingerprints have not been processed.

 

[avbug]

Fingerprints are a way to differentiate an accidental "hit" during a background check, in the event your vital information matches or closely matches a known felon. If a background check is performed on you and your personal data closely matches someone with a criminal history (not uncommon) or known "wants" (warrants, etc), then further investigation is required.

The fingerprints can be used to verify that the subject is or is not the same person verified by checking positive for criminal history ("III") or a wants check. This is also done with physical description, but every detail concerning you will be used to verify who you are to avoid cases of mistaken history or identity.

The NCIC database isn't filled with the fingerprints of every person who has ever had a background check. The database is not yet complete, but includes those with criminal histories or known wants at the federal level (and some states). Accordingly, when you submit for a background investigation, you aren't becoming a file somewhere; you're simply being checked against a known file of criminals.

 

[publisher]

thrown out

If there is not a hit, they are discarded.