Background checks are auxiliary, administrative controls used by various organizations. One of the basic methods of investigating the background of a person is by conducting a basic cursory check on that person. Normally, companies would perform a cursory check before hiring a new employee. Cursory background check involves investigating the Academic and Professional records and extracting the personal information. Cursory checks include checking the criminal record of the person. This form of check is basic and the first step of complete background check (Crewse 2002, p.20).