Can I become a police officer if I am deaf in one ear?
Possibly in a small town department. The best way to find out is call local town halls and police stations. If the answer is no there you might try the military. Military Police do a lot of the same stuff as regular police. The only thing is it can't be considered discrimination if they say no because of the possibility of it impairing your ability to save other peoples lives and that it might put your life in unjustifiable jeopardy.
Careers other than police officer?
I have always wanted to be a police officer but I know I am unable to do this due to single sided deafness. I was wondering what other careers relating to the criminal justice system might be available? This is a side question, but I know that a few police departments do allow people to use hearing aids. Would they accept a hearing aid for someone with single sided deafness such as a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid, or a TransEar?
Can I be a police officer with hearing loss?
Can I be a police officer with hearing loss? I have serve to profound hearing loss. However, it hasn't been much of a bother. I'm really good at communication, hearing others in loud background, and I read lips very well. Is there a chance I can become a police officer? Please tell me honestly, I'll accept the truth no matter how difficult it is.
If I’m deaf in my right ear, can I still become a police officer?
Most application processes involve a complete medical. But they nevertheless vary. If you believe you can be a good police officer, and this is your only deficiency, I wouldn’t volunteer it. Unless they specifically asked and even if they did I would offer something like: “I think I have been having some trouble with my ear” and leave it to the consulting doc to diagnose. But do not lie.Generally though, it would exclude you as stereo audio is important for a cop in being able to ‘locate’ a sound which may be related to distress or a crime. If partnered, not a big deal as once in, rarely would it ‘sack’ an Officer as it is an incredibly diverse organization. Of course the other issue, is that your ‘referees’ and character references may know about your ‘deafness’ and may probably divulge it. Some processes even ask for you to sign approval for them to access your medical records or ask your Doctor. Funnily enough Police Services do actually check these things BEFORE you come for the ‘interview’.Again, up to you, if you believe you can make a good career and you have the quality of character I would be the last to dissuade you and give it a shot. I have known many excellent cops with some minor deficiency, who didn’t allow it to stand in their way but none of them lied about it. Some just never brought it up including a mate who only had one testicle.
Can you be a police officer today if you wear hearing aids?
I searched up a lot for the state of MD and they go by Title I where they cannot discriminate against anyone who possesses a disability. My hearing is correctable but with a hearing aid. How does it all work with the process?
Can i be a correction officer and be deaf?
Alex, I don't want to be negative about your goals but I do want you to be realistic. You make the 'team' and become a corrections officer. In the line of duty a crisis arises and your help is needed. It ends up that you cannot perform your assigned task because your deafness prevents you from hearing a threat from one of the inmates. As a result, a fellow corrections officer is tragically injured for life. Shouldn't you spend some time to think about these sort of circumstances and your ability to function fully should the need arise? It isn't that you are weak or incompetent, you have a shortfall in the hearing end of things and you should consider that when approaching a decision. It will be recommended that you 'lie' or fake your way through the process - for your sake and the safety of those around you please don't take that path. Be up front with the folks in charge, tell them of your hearing problem. Who knows, you may fit in there someplace without having to shame yourself in the end. Prisons are tough spots with lots of danger and some desperate folks looking for easy marks. Don't make yourself one of them.
Can I become a police officer if I'm deaf in both ears, but wear cochlear implants?
ATA thanks. In Indiana, the answer is: probably. Under state standards, a candidate must be able to pass a hearing test in both ears. Failing in either ear is a disqualifying condition. However, if a reasonable accommodation such as you describe proves to allow the candidate to pass the test in both ears, he may be hired, although he will have an excludable condition. This is one of over 100 medical and psychological conditions that don’t prevent the candidate from being hired, but would prevent him from qualifying for a disability pension should the pre-existing condition worsen during his career such that he could no longer work as an officer, All of the disqualifying and excludable conditions may be found in Indiana Administrative Code 35–2.
Can a person with ear piercing holes become a police officer?
Example: http://i42.tinypic.com/ddnfvb.jpg I know it depends on the department but I'm just asking for what you think the majority of depts would accept. I'm a man who used to have earrings a couple of years ago but my holes won't close.
How do police officers protect their hearing if firing their guns? Do officers who have fired their weapons on the street have hearing damage? Or do they put on hearing protection before firing?
At the range, one should use hearing protection. The repetitive impulses of many shots can be damaging. A 9mm can achieve pressures of 159 decibels which is more than twice as loud as a typical 12 gauge bird gun. Regardless, both guns are well above the OSHA Hearing Conservation permissible workplace noise level. By 60 decibels. And since decibels are not linear, every 6 decibels is twice as loud, it is more than 1000 times louder. (someone check my math)However, a shooter doesn't experience the same SPL as does a target at point blank range since the expanding gases are focused in the direction the weapon is aimed. It is hard to find data on whether or not gunshot SPLs are measured downrange or behind the gun, and at what distance. It is generally agreed that breaks and ports do nothing good for the ears of the shooter as much of the pressure is directed more in their direction. This still doesn't make a gunshot safe, though. Because of the non-linear scale of decibels, the acceptable exposure time is also non-linear. But, a gunshot lasts for about 2ms. A single loud gunshot can cause permanent hearing damage, but that really depends on where the subject is located. For the most part though, when firing defensively, you can't tell your attacker to hold on while you put on passive earmuffs. What you can do is hope that the couple shots you will have to fire in your lifetime with your ears unprotected will cause less damage than what would happen if you never fired those shots at all. There are active hearing protection solutions. They work similarly to noise canceling headphones. They essentially take the sound produced outside and offset the phase by 180 degrees and play it back to your ears so you experience a net neutral pressure change. Or, that would be what happens in a perfect world. They aren't 100% efficient, but they can achieve decibel reductions as much as 33 and only activate when unsafe noise levels are detected. They are cumbersome and expensive, though.