How will paying for sex hurt my chances of becoming a police officer?
The Dudley Do-rights here go a little to far. If they ask, you should answer honestly. But I don't think most applications ask this specific question. A background check won't likely reveal this unless you got arrested for it or all of your friends know about it. They are more concerned with drug history. That includes whether you were in Amsterdam, etc or not. A polygraph exam might ask it but probably not. One question asked in the polygraph might be, "Have you committed an undisclosed serious crime?" I guess it depends on your interpretation of the question. If you consider paying for sex to be serious or a crime at all (depending on location), then you should answer yes. Otherwise, no. Another one might be "Have you been completely truthful on your application." If they ask about it there and you've lied, then that would also come up. If you do answer yes, the time that has passed is important. If it were last week, then that might be a problem. If 3 years ago, you were a lonely 19 year old sailor in port for the first time in months, that's a bit more understandable. Its all a balance. Even a drug history isn't necessarily disqualifying. There is a big picture to an applicant and one imperfection isn't going to ruin his/her chances. No one would ever get a job as a cop if that were the case.
Have I lost all chances of becoming a police officer?
Certainly, you stand a chance. Most police applicants have experimented with illegal drugs. The more crucial factor is how recently you did this, and that you're truthful about it. You'll be asked about the previous polygraph exam, so just tell them what happened. It's a plausible story, although you'll still have to pass a polygraph exam to be hired. Lots of people have bad breakups with spouses. References from them tend to be taken with a grain of salt, as revenge motives are common. Your larger and more immediate problem is your credit record. Cops and aspiring cops with poor credit are often just bad at handling money and living within their means. This can be exploited to compromise the cop and force him to do extra-legal "favors" for people. You might want to rehabilitate that before you apply. Your best resource is a recruiter for whatever departments you want to apply for. Be candid with them, and they can tell you whether you are a viable applicant, or if you shouldn't bother. Every department decides where to draw the line for their recruits, and there can be considerable variability.
Will having a traffic ticket affect my chances of becoming a police officer?
So I am very serious about entering the field of law enforcement, but I have had 2 tickets for speeding over the past years. I worry a lot that I will be turned down in the future because of my tickets. Is this the case or will it not really looked at so much?
What is the chance of being killed as a police officer?
In 2008. there were roughly 800,000 sworn peace officers in the United States.[1] That same year, there were 140 officers who died in the line of duty, of all causes. This computes out to 17.5 deaths per 100,000 officersThis means that your risk of dying, that year, was 0.0175%.Compare this to other occupations:You can see where that 17.5 lies on the chart, under “police and sheriff’s patrol officers.” Also note that in any given year, almost half of the line of duty deaths were caused by car accidents, either while the officer was driving, or while the officer was at the side of the road outside of his/her vehicle.Footnotes[1] Law enforcement in the United States - Wikipedia
Does stuttering affect the chances of me being a police officer or a police aide?
I really admire what police officers do for us and I want to pay back the community… so that's the reason I want to be a police officer. There are also several other reasons too, but the problem is I stutter. Does that affect my chances of being a police officer?
Can you become a police officer if you have a misdemeanor on your record?
Maybe. It depends on what the misdemeanor is, how recent it was, and the circumstances of the incident. If the offense is for domestic violence or some sex offense, you're done. Don't even try. If it's for a violent offense, such as assault and/or battery, you will need around ten years (this varies) of very clean living between the offense and your application. You will need to show that you realized your mistake and have the ability to conduct an honorable, law-abiding life. If the offense is a "moral turpitude" crime, such as shoplifting or embezzlement, you may be disqualified. This is a "maybe" situation, and while one agency might accept you, another one wouldn't. Once again, you'll need to show you can lead a law-abiding life for a good stretch of time. A DUI can be disqualifying for ten years or more. Complete abstinence from alcohol is recommended. An offense like minor in possession of alcohol won't be overlooked, but it's not as damaging as some of the others I mentioned. In every case, the agency doing your background investigation will do their best to get the original report of the offense, and to interview anyone connected with it. If there were any extenuating or aggravating circumstances about the matter, you want to be the one to tell your background investigator about it. If they find out on their own that the situation was more screwed up than you described it to be, you're probably going to get disqualified. Those stretches of clean living between your offense and your application need to be exemplary in every way. No arrests, no tickets, good work history, all bills paid, etc. If you have a conviction on your record, the bar is going to set higher for you.
Will an expunged record affect my chances on becoming a police officer?
No. You must not lie on the application. If you lie and they catch you (and they will), you will forever not be considered because of the lie, not the actual offense. If they ever catch you lying they will automatically consider you not police material. Honesty is one of the most important traits as a law officer. Lie and you just blown it. Tell the truth about the offense.....because they will find it on the background check. They used fingerprint checks, FBI checks, SS # checks, they will use every avenue to check your background and if you got finger printed when arrested, there is a record of it somewhere, trust me. I lost my chance to become a corrections officer because I forgot about a incident many years ago....and they said basically: good luck and look elsewhere you will never be considered here again. Don't lie. Honesty is the best policy and if you are considerind lying about it you have to ask yourself; are you really police material?
Will 2 speeding tickets stop you from becoming a police officer?
No, two tickets won't disqualify you, almost applicant has something on his driving record. But, be careful. A bad driving history will disqualify you.
Can I become a police officer if I have a criminal record?
If you have anything other than non-violent misdemeanors on your record, you will find it very difficult to qualify to become a police officer in any jurisdiction. No felon will be allowed even if it was expunged or pardoned and no violent crime or theft or act of dishonesty will be allowed, such as fraud or failure to report or making false statements to police or perjury. If you've got any kind of domestic assault convictions you can just forget about it and that's goes the same for anything related to narcotics and sex offenses. Of course there is always the chance that you could lie about it and background investigation might not reveal your convictions and you could somehow be licensed and employed as a police officer, but that's pretty far-fetched in this day and age.
Can you become a police officer if you have family members that are convicted criminals? Does it ruin your chances of being recruited in any way?
Can you become a police officer if you have family members that are convicted criminals? Does it ruin your chances of being recruited in any way?Yes. Probably no.There was an old joke about certain families being split into half cops and half criminals. I worked with quite a few officers who had an uncle who was a career criminal with kids who went down the same path and another part of that same family were police in multiple generations.One of my coworkers decided to help me out when I was training someone in Communications, so he gave me a name and date of birth to run. I have never seen anything like it before or since. Alarms went off. The printer was spilling several feet onto the floor single spaced with warrants and loads of criminal history covering decades of serious stuff. The phone rang, and I received my second call from the FBI because of a coworker. Grrr. They wanted to know if we had the guy in custody, or if we were in contact. No.Officer Helpful here just told me to run the info for my trainee. I found out from him in the minute before the phone rang that it was his older half brother who he knew was an armed robber wanted in numerous jurisdictions. In fact, he had three half brothers who were all prolific armed robbers, and the FBI had already caught two of them years earlier. If that officer can pass all of the background checks and serve as military police then civilian police at three different good agencies (due to moving), I doubt that having a run-of-the-mill criminal in the family can mess up someone's chances so long as the applicant wasn't involved in the crimes.