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		<title>Using Consumer Reports: What the FTC Says Employers Need to Know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pre-employment background checks also are known as consumer reports. They can include information from a variety of sources, including credit reports and criminal records. When you use consumer reports to make employment decisions, including hiring, retention, promotion or reassignment, you must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2012/03/using-consumer-reports-what-the-ftc-says-employers-need-to-know/</link>
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		<title>Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A WSJ interview with Eugene F. Ferraro, CPP, CFE, PCI, SPHR Reporter: So as President of ASIS, could you please tell me in your own words… Ferraro: For the purpose of clarity, I am not the president of ASIS. I apologize if I had given that impression to you. I am a long-time volunteer leader [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2012/02/crime-prevention-through-environmental-design/</link>
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		<title>Employee Hotlines as Early Warning Systems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Besides allowing organizations to maintain legal compliance, the implementation of an anonymous employee hotline makes good business sense for a variety of other, possibly more valuable, reasons. Such a reporting mechanism allows for fraudulent activity and other employee misconduct to be detected sooner than it might otherwise be, enabling organizations to effectively manage the problem [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2012/02/employee-hotlines-as-early-warning-systems/</link>
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		<title>Today I Sent My Horse to Rainbow Ridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for your kindness than the loving heart of mine. Speak to me often, for your voice is the world’s sweetest music, as you must know by the swishing of my tail when your footstep falls upon my waiting ears. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2012/01/today-i-sent-my-horse-to-rainbow-ridge/</link>
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		<title>ASIS International and SHRM Jointly Publish New ANSI Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Late last year, ASIS International and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) issued a joint ASIS/SHRM Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention American National Standard. I had the pleasure of participating as ASIS Standards and Guidelines Commission liaison co-chair with friend and colleague, Mike Crane of IPC International. The new Standard is aimed at helping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2012/01/asis-international-and-shrm-jointly-publish-new-ansi-workplace-violence-prevention-and-intervention-standard/</link>
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		<title>How to Know When the National Crime Rate is Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who may not have been following the news, it might be a surprise to know that according to the latest FBI crime statistics, crime rates in America continue to fall (see chart). According to the FBI’s Crime in the United States report, overall the estimated volume of violent crimes in 2010 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2012/01/how-to-know-when-the-national-crime-rate-is-down/</link>
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		<title>The Ten Best Hiring Tips for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There can be no argument, our employees are our most valuable asset.  They can make us, as easily as they can break us.  However, many employers don’t take the time or expend the necessary resources to seek out, and hire the best people possible. The result is often disappointment and frustration, and sometimes even litigation. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2012/01/the-ten-best-hiring-tips-for-2012/</link>
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		<title>Killer Prime Rib</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I couldn’t resist. Prime rib, when done properly, is my all &#8211; time fav. So as 2011 comes to a close, I thought I’d share a simple, almost foolproof recipe for my favorite holiday roast. Yeah I know, what possibly could some tired, old investigator know about prime rib, or cooking for that matter. At [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2011/12/killer-prime-rib/</link>
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		<title>Three Things for Which to be Thankful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each of us probably have many things to be thankful for. Whether its our family, health, or just our general good fortune, each of us have enjoyed precious things for which we can indeed be grateful. Some things however are easily overlooked. In 1979 I spent Christmas in Atsugi, Japan. As a young Marine temporarily [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2011/12/three-things-for-which-to-be-thankful/</link>
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		<title>Obama Plans to Cut Guard Force Along the Border</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to today&#8217;s Houston Chronicle, &#8220;the Obama administration is planning to change its approach to securing the U.S.-Mexico border, in response to a drop in the number of arrests of illegal immigrants. Under the changes, the White House will gradually reduce the number of National Guard troops who are stationed in California, Arizona, New Mexico, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.businesscontrols.com/index.php/2011/12/obama-plans-to-cut-guard-force-along-the-border/</link>
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