DCJISMODELCORIPOLICY-May2012_2_-DCJIS燤ODEL.PDFVIP

DCJIS?MODEL?CORI?POLICY?? This?policy?is?applicable?to?the?criminal?history?screening?of?prospective?and? current?employees,?subcontractors,?volunteers?and?interns,?professional?licensing? applicants,?and?applicants?for?the?rental?or?leasing?of?housing.??? Where?Criminal?Offender?Record?Information?(CORI)?and?other?criminal?history? checks?may?be?part?of?a?general?background?check?for?employment,?volunteer? work,?licensing?purposes,?or?the?rental?or?leasing?of?housing,?the?following? practices?and?procedures?will?be?followed.? ? I. CONDUCTING?CORI?SCREENING?? CORI?checks?will?only?be?conducted?as?authorized?by?the?DCJIS?and?MGL?c.?6,?§.? 172,?and?only?after?a?CORI?Acknowledgement?Form?has?been?completed.??? ? With?the?exception?of?screening?for?the?rental?or?leasing?of?housing,?if?a?new?CORI? check?is?to?be?made?on?a?subject?within?a?year?of?his/her?signing?of?the?CORI? Acknowledgement?Form,?the?subject?shall?be?given?seventy?two?(72)?hours?notice? that?a?new?CORI?check?will?be?conducted.?? ? If?a?requestor?is?screening?for?the?rental?or?leasing?of?housing,?a?CORI? Acknowledgement?Form?shall?be?completed?for?each?and?every?subsequent?CORI? check.? ? II. ACCESS?TO?CORI? All?CORI?obtained?from?the?DCJIS?is?confidential,?and?access?to?the?information? must?be?limited?to?those?individuals?who?have?a?“need?to?know”.???This?may? include,?but?not?be?limited?to,?hiring?managers,?staff?submitting?the?CORI? requests,?and?staff?charged?with?processing?job?applications.??(Requestor? Organization?Name)?must?maintain?and?keep?a?current?list?of?each?individual? authorized?to?have?access?to,?or?view,?CORI.??This?list?must?be?updated?every?six? (6)?months?and?is?subject?to?inspection?upon?request?by?the?DCJIS?at?any?time.? ? III. CORI?TRAINING? An?informed?review?of?a?criminal?record?requires?training.??Accordingly,?all? personnel?authorized?to?review?or?access?CORI?at?(Requestor?Organization?Name)? will?review,?and?will?be?thoroughly?familiar?wit