Company database for shoplifters

[FrankieFigs]

It is technically not a criminal background, so as far as I know, it cannot be expunged. It is simply a databse of people apprehended. I do not believe there is a way to get your name off of the list.

[bam!]

They will take your name off seven years after the date of the admission. If you call them up, they will mail you a copy of the admission you signed and the referal they gave to the company,

People use APIS, Choicepoint, Esteem etc...all national databases most retailers use. So, if you dont want to work retail for seven years after the admission you have nothing to worry about.

[nirav34]

If you sign an admission statement your name and SS# is entered into the database and it will flag when most retailers/employers do a background check on you. Even if you weren't prosecuted for it, it will still flag. When the employer runs the check, it will not tell them what you did, it simply states reccomend or do not reccomend for hire. Most employers will let you dispute a background check if it comes back do not reccomend. If you dispute it however, it will come out that you were caught shoplifting. By the way, it is mainly retailers and banks that use this system, most other types of employers do not.

How do you know banks use this system? I am an Investment Banker and had made mistake before of shoplifting. I just want to know this won't get in the way of me getting a job.