{"id":2979,"date":"2024-08-05T19:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accs.edu\/publicsafety\/?page_id=2979"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:22:15","slug":"conducting-professional-background-investigations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.accs.edu\/publicsafety\/conducting-professional-background-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Conducting Professional Background Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This course is designed to inform you of state hiring requirements, hiring pool diversity and pre-employment aptitude\/BAT testing considerations. This course further serves to inform of the legal requirement and importance of conducting law enforcement database (RADIUS) and prior employer research on potential candidates.<\/p>

The course continues by covering pre-employment polygraphs and keeping unethical\/illegal behavior out of the LE profession. Finally, the course covers APOSTC compliance and package submission on candidates, importance and legal requirements of psychological examinations, and an overview of the new RADIUS System\/Database.<\/p>

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Consequences of Negligent Hiring
David Sikes, Litigation Manager, Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation<\/p>

08:30 – 09:15<\/strong>:
Overview of Statutory Requirements & Best Practices
Lynn Shobe, CFE, CFCI, Jefferson State CC PD Investigator, (U.S. Treasury Special Agent – Retired)<\/p>

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10:00 – 10:50<\/strong>:
Overview of Statutory Requirements & Best Practices
Lynn Shobe, CFE, CFCI, Jefferson State CC PD Investigator, (U.S. Treasury Special Agent – Retired)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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11:00 – 11:50<\/strong>:
APOSTC Compliance & Package Submission Adrian Arrington, APOSTC Executive Secretary’s Assistant<\/p>

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*LUNCH ON YOUR OWN*<\/p><\/div><\/div>

1:00 – 1:50<\/strong>:
RADIUS (Reporting Applications for Disciplinary Incidents, Use of Force Complaints & Reportable Separations) System
W. Avery Morris, CLEE, APOSTC LE Programs & Technology Coordinator, (ALEA Supervisory Agent – Retired)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

1:50 – 2:00<\/strong>:
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2:00 – 2:50<\/strong>: Polygraph Examinations in LE Background Checks
Dr. Charles Hedrick, CPE, ACCS Senior Polygraph Examiner, (LESD Senior Agent – Retired)<\/p>

2:50 – 3:00<\/strong>:
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Mental Health Evaluations
Archie Schnuelle, ACCS Mental Health Specialist, (ALEA Special Agent Senior – Retired)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Conducting Professional Background Investigations 5\/14\/26<\/h2>\n

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Conducting Professional Background Investigations 5\/28\/26<\/h2>\n

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