Employee Criminal Screening with CourtScopeAI

Personnelgraph is a cloud-based background screening platform that uses CourtScopeAI, an AI-powered decision-support system, to assist with selecting potentially relevant state and county courts for criminal record searches, supporting compliant employment screening workflows for HR teams.

Why We Built CourtScopeAI

Why We Built CourtScopeAI

Workforce Mobility Has Increased in Recent Years

Over the past several years, workforce mobility in the United States has increased. Changes in work patterns, remote opportunities, and lifestyle preferences have made it more common for individuals to live and work across multiple locations over relatively short periods of time.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Traditional screening workflows were not designed for today’s level of workforce mobility. As address histories become more complex, determining which criminal courts may be relevant requires navigating thousands of independent jurisdictions with varying structures and access models.

What makes jurisdiction selection challenging?

Workforce Mobility Has Increased in Recent Years

Over the past several years, workforce mobility in the United States has increased. Changes in work patterns, remote opportunities, and lifestyle preferences have made it more common for individuals to live and work across multiple locations over relatively short periods of time.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Traditional screening workflows were not designed for today’s level of workforce mobility. As address histories become more complex, determining which criminal courts may be relevant requires navigating thousands of independent jurisdictions with varying structures and access models.

What makes jurisdiction selection challenging?

Criminal Records Are Not Centralized in the U.S.

Criminal Records Are Not Centralized in the U.S.

Criminal Records Are Managed Differently Across States and Counties

Criminal court records in the United States are maintained by state, county, and local courts, each with its own structure, coverage, and access rules. As a result, determining which courts may be relevant for a background check often depends on jurisdiction-specific practices.


CourtScopeAI was designed to help employers navigate this complexity by assessing location information and assisting in the selection of potentially relevant courts for criminal record searches, reducing reliance on manual guesswork.

Illustrative example showing how a single address history may require multiple jurisdictional court searches.

Criminal Records Are Managed Differently Across States and Counties

Criminal court records in the United States are maintained by state, county, and local courts, each with its own structure, coverage, and access rules. As a result, determining which courts may be relevant for a background check often depends on jurisdiction-specific practices.


CourtScopeAI was designed to help employers navigate this complexity by assessing location information and assisting in the selection of potentially relevant courts for criminal record searches, reducing reliance on manual guesswork.

Illustrative example showing how a single address history may require multiple jurisdictional court searches.

Personnelgraph is an FCRA-compliant cloud-based background screening platform that uses an automated system, CourtScopeAI, to assist with jurisdiction selection for criminal court searches. This helps HR teams navigate complex court structures more consistently while supporting compliant hiring decisions.

Personnelgraph is an FCRA-compliant cloud-based background screening platform that uses an automated system, CourtScopeAI, to assist with jurisdiction selection for criminal court searches. This helps HR teams navigate complex court structures more consistently while supporting compliant hiring decisions.

Personnelgraph Process With Built-In FCRA Compliance: Here’s How It Works

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Personnelgraph Process With Built-In FCRA Compliance: Here’s How It Works

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Personnelgraph
Platform

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Personnelgraph FCRA
Authorization

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Personnelgraph Federal Screening (CourtScopeAI)

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Personnelgraph State or County Screening (CourtScopeAI)

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The Personnelgraph Platform is a cloud-based solution that supports FCRA-compliant authorization workflows and background screening processes using CourtScopeAI. The Platform is designed to facilitate secure handling and management of sensitive information within a centralized system.

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The Personnelgraph authorization workflow enables employers to send digital authorization requests to applicants and collect electronic signatures in support of FCRA requirements. Signed authorizations can be stored and managed within the Platform as part of the background screening process.

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Federal Screening: CourtScopeAI assists employers in identifying potentially relevant federal courts based on an applicant’s provided residence information, supporting more consistent federal court record searches.

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Personnelgraph State or County Screening: CourtScopeAI assesses applicant-provided residence information to assist in identifying potentially relevant state and county courts for criminal record searches, helping employers navigate jurisdictional complexity across multiple locations.

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The Personnelgraph Platform
is a cloud-based solution that supports FCRA-compliant authorization workflows and background screening processes using CourtScopeAI. The Platform is designed to facilitate secure handling and management of sensitive information within a centralized system.

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The Personnelgraph authorization workflow enables employers to send digital authorization requests to applicants and collect electronic signatures in support of FCRA requirements. Signed authorizations can be stored and managed within the Platform as part of the background screening process.

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Federal Screening: CourtScopeAI assists employers in identifying potentially relevant federal courts based on an applicant’s provided residence information, supporting more consistent federal court record searches.

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Personnelgraph State or County Screening: CourtScopeAI assesses applicant-provided residence information to assist in identifying potentially relevant state and county courts for criminal record searches, helping employers navigate jurisdictional complexity across multiple locations.

Discover how the Personnelgraph Platform, powered by CourtScopeAI, can support compliant employment screening for your HR team.

Discover how the Personnelgraph Platform, powered by CourtScopeAI, can support compliant employment screening for your HR team.