hello brothers,
Over 3 years ago I applied to a very big Police Department, I passed everything but was put on review for psych and was sent a letter a year later stating I had failed. I had put on the written that I had seen a psych when I was 17, which I didn’t believe was an issue, I believe that may have been why I was disqualified. I really feel like I got a raw deal that time around, but thats in the passed and I am looking foward.. Now I have just passed a psychical for a Corrections Department. I am really praying everything goes right. There are lots of guys retiring soon and not many persons passed the agility test. What do you guys think my chances are at getting hired: Here are some of my good point and bad points of my past
Bad:
Three Prior Arrests- 18 Years old- Shoplifting- Convicted of disorderly Conduct.
20 years old- Disorderly Conduct- Result was ACD
23 Years old- Disorderly Conduct- Resisting Arrest (which I was not in the wrong for at all, I was trying to break up a fight)
Prior Disqualification from Police Department.
Since I was 15 also Ive had over 10 jobs (25 now). however many of these were temp positions (summer jobs) when I was home from college, I have never been fired once in my life. Or written up. Will they understand that?
Good Points:
I am currently employed as a Private Investigator. I also have years experience in Security and bouncing.
I have never used drugs before.
I am a born again christian, I found myself a year ago, and since my life has been wonderful (Should I even tell them this at the interview)
I have over 10 Police Officers who will vouch for me as references.
Please give me some advice guys, I have also been told by some in LE, that I should neglect to tell them I was ever DQ’ed from a Police department in the passed, But I don’t know if I should lie. As it could haunt me, but that was the advice I got from many cops familiar with the process. I think it was my honesty about seeing a shrink and not the arrest that got me DQed the last time (when I was 21). As my background inv. told me everything was fine with my background. Any of your advice would be greatly appreciated. I look foward to hearing from you brothers
thank you for your advise. I really hope this goes well. Also I should add, I was never convicted of any crime Technically in my life only dis-con. Also, Yes I am hoping I can get into Corrections to Transfer sometime to Sherriff patrol in some time as I am from Law Enforcement family, and I have made some bad judgements in my past but I feel I could be an asset to Law Enforcement.
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