Traditional validation strategies are usually not appropriate or feasible for a criminal history screening process. In this chapter, we discuss the development and use of the “risk analysis process,” a refinement to the typical content validity approach. The risk analysis process has five main steps: (1) determining the jobs for which the criminal history screen will be used; (2) identifying the areas of exposure (e.g., finances, drugs, people); (3) developing a list of crimes; (4) linking the crime list to areas of exposure; and (5) determining the exclusionary period. After a thorough discussion of these five steps, the chapter concludes with some thoughts on the Green factors considered by the courts in determining the legality of an organization’s criminal history policies.