Editing Background check (section)

== History ==

=== In the United States ===
Pre September 11 2001, background checks were less common and less intrusive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Look at How Airport Security Has Evolved Post 9-11 {{!}} PHL.org |url=https://www.phl.org/newsroom/911-security-impact |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=www.phl.org}}</ref> In the 2000s, background checks became far more common after [[9/11]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Lain Kennedy |first=Joice |title=Job Interviews for Dummies |date=2008-01-03 |publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|Wiley Publishing, Inc.]] |isbn=9780470177488 |edition=3rd |location=Indianapolis |pages=280 |orig-date=2007, the majority was completed by this year}}</ref> Organizations such as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) were created afterwards to protect national security and safeguard American citizens. These agencies were tasked with examining airport security, pre flight screening, and predicting potential terror attacks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a catalogue of DNA, fingerprints, and other means of identification for people with past criminal activity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) |url=https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Federal Bureau of Investigation |language=en-us}}</ref>