Criminal background checks for prospective and current employees: Current practices among municipal agencies

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-182

  Connerley, Mary L ^a   Arvey, Richard D ^b   Bernardy, Charles J ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c City of Minneapolis Public Works Dep   (United States)

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EID: 0035533416     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102600103000204     Document Type: Article

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