How Does It Work?
A visitor enters and presents a valid driver license and/or state issued ID.  The ID is then scanned.  An immediate check is made against the national sex offender list and your DAL (Deny Access List (ex-employees, injunctions, court orders, etc...))  of people you DO NOT want on your campus.  If a "HIT" occurs, no visitor ID Badge is printed.  They are STOPPED at the door.  OffenderCheck is FAST, SAFE and SECURE.

 
FAQ's.........
How is offender check performed?
A visitor inserts his/her driver license into the scanner and in approximately 15 seconds, School Check IN searches the SCI National Offender database..  The scanner reads the front of the license (picture side).  Special OCR (optical character recognition) software reads the information on the license.  This information, along with the driver's photograph, is brought into School Check IN.  School Check IN sends a query, using the visitor's information, to our secure web server where the visitor information is compared against the SCI National Offender Database, and the result is then returned back to the School Check IN workstation.

If the visitor passes the check, a visitor ID Badge is printed, which includes the visitor's picture.  If the check is negative (a possible offender hit occurs), no visitor ID Badge is printed.  A scanning error is reported back to the visitor (Scanning error XX - please ask for assistance).   In addition, an instant alert can be sent via text message or via email to administrators and school security

This same message is reported back to the school along with a code and all possible offender matches for this visitor.  The goal here is to stop possible offenders from entering your school and provide you (the administrator) with all possible information on this visitor's status and to do so in a non-confrontational manner.  Keeping this individual in the office and away from the children until security arrives is tantamount.

How large is the SCI National Offender database?
The SCI National Offender database contains ~ 600,000 people from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.   In addition, the SCI National Offender database contains nearly every convicted offender's photo, which helps make a positive identification easier.

These individuals are convicted as either offenders and/or predators.  The difference is that a predator generally involves violence (rape or assault) and/or children.    School Check IN only uses official state provided data.  School Check IN does not use third-party acquired data because research showed this data had too many inaccuracies.

Can all driver's licenses or state issued IDs be scanned?
Generally yes.  Click here to view current state options. To adjust for new driver license formats and/or changes, updates will be available on a regular basis.  New OCR and scanner updates can be downloaded directly to your School Check IN workstation.

What are the system requirements?
We recommend either Windows XP SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS  (not available for MACS).

Does School Check IN use a web-based application to perform an offender check?
School Check IN Basic Edition employs a secure method to access the internet when performing an offender check.  School Check IN opens a connection; sends a query to a secure site; returns the results and then closes the connection.  This process (a fetch & a get) is done in seconds (less than 3 seconds).  This is fast, safe and more secure than a 24/7 web-based always on connection.  School Check IN's method makes it nearly impossible for a hacker to access your computer or your network.

School Check IN Enterprise Edition is a "web-managed" client/server application.  In developing OffenderCheck, we looked at all available technology and design approaches to implement a safe, fast and secure system. The internet security professionals, who worked with us on this project, advised against a web-based solution because if the network is down, or the Internet is slow, then you are back using paper and pencil.  Neither version of School Check IN will experience this problem.

As one security specialist said "Having an open 24/7 connection to the internet is akin to leaving your wallet on a park bench and hoping no one finds it, and if it is found, then hoping they don't take your money or credit cards."    A web-based solution is not secure enough, regardless of what security is applied or what someone claims.   Any security used would be on the web-based server side of the connection and NOT on your side of the open internet connection, thus making your computer and your network vulnerable.

Developing School Check IN Enterprise Edition as a client/server application raises the bar on security.  There is no open internet connection.    The client (the computer people use to check in/out on) auto syncs with the backend server three (3) times per minute.  The client uploads all new transactions and downloads any new required data.  All communication is encrypted between the client and server and sent using 128-Bit  SSL encryption.