It's funny how much fraud could have been prevented with simple background checks however. There's an entire podcast about financial fraud called "Oh My Fraud" about many instances where a simple background check might have prevented hundreds of thousands of dollars of fraud at charities. Ah well.

I understand the negative impact upon recidivism that background checks and stigma may have, but also we have to balance the interest of financial and information controls of organizations performing essential functions in society. Ideally speaking.