"One in five, however, returned records of a misdemeanor or felony (2,320 searches) and one-fourth of those were felonies."

I have 2 relatives that have misdemeanors for basic assault (think fighting) when they were in their early 20s. No misdemeanors against me but this could have easily been my own situation in my late teens.

At my own company, new employees face a 10 year criminal background check (used to be 7 years) AND a credit check (we work with money)