'"We find that both types of background checks have numerous 'false positive' results, reporting charges that our study participants did not have, as well as 'f

'"We find that both types of background checks have numerous 'false positive' results, reporting charges that our study participants did not have, as well as 'false negatives,' not reporting charges that our study participants did have," Stewart said.' Do background checks look for charges as well as convictions? I can see pros and cons to including the former. If someone is acquitted of murder because jurors thought there was "only" a 75% chance the defendant committed the crime (still a "reasonable doubt"), I may still not want to hire the applicant, other things being equal.