Is my career path about to end before it begins? (law enforcement)

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

only because he didnt have any pedifelia charges.

its still a federal background check and nothing came up.

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

its still a federal background check and nothing came up.

it was a joke

 

[phenryiv1 10+ year member]

not true. one of my friends was a troubled youth; arrests, revoked license, etc... and he had no trouble with a fed background check. he works for the gov in a childrens program.

If you say so. I am in the ajudication phase of my federal background check. The forms that I signed specifically applied to ALL activities- regardless of legal result- had to be disclosed.

Maybe it was different in the past, but my clearance started processing 09.12.06 and they interviewed me for almost 4 hours regarding even things that I was NOT caught doing.

Your friend may also not have undergone a federal LAW ENFORCEMENT background check. I worked as a contractor for the government prior to coming on full-time, and as a contractor I had a much more basic (and less invasive) check called a "Public Trust" background check.

 

[chibahawk 10+ year member]

ahahahah *dead* at this topic

come to NYC my dude theyll give you a gun no questions asked. on top of the fact that NY has a hard enough time fillin quotas they just dropped the salary and even fewer people apply. But seriously though - they will give you a gun, they just wont show you how to use it.

 

[AndonD454 10+ year member]

well i really wasnt planning on being a police officer on a local level.. especially nothing involving traffic.

so this question more pertains to the federal law enforcement background check. in that case, it wont matter what is sealed after im 22, because they still have access to it.

yes my school has plenty of advisors, i just didnt really know who to go to with a question like this. the only person i considered talking to is the army recruiter here to ask them about military law enforcement.

but even if i like the military, i doubt i would stay there for a long time, because most people dont (unlike my grandpa, who was an air force general). so i would like to get some experience in the military and then come right out to a government job (or i would settle for something like detective, hostage negotiator, etc.)

and to the guy who said cops ****.. i used to say the same thing... but once you stop breaking the law so much, your perspective changes a lot.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Sorry to change the subject...but this means I can do all the stupid shit in the world I want to and at 22, it all goes away as long as I dont want to do anything Federal?

 

[chibahawk 10+ year member]

Sorry to change the subject...but this means I can do all the stupid shit in the world I want to and at 22, it all goes away as long as I dont want to do anything Federal?

not true i would have to say. dont quote me on it tho.

my record i have to pay to get expunged/sealed.. my shit isn't getting automatically dropped and its nothin feddy

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Sorry to change the subject...but this means I can do all the stupid shit in the world I want to and at 22, it all goes away as long as I dont want to do anything Federal?

Laws are different for different states, in Florida the juvenile record becomes 'sealed' once you are 18.

Now, that does not make it go away though. This only means that if you are applying for a job you do not have to say 'yes' to the question of ever having been convicted of any crimes.

Drug charges will always come back on you, especially for a military or federal position. They will see those charges, as any position will require a substantial background check. If they are not felonies, and you have one hell of an explanation and can prove you are no longer a drug abuser, then you might have a chance.

Also, you will endure a polygraph test for any of those kinds of occupations, questions relating to how you live your life. They will ask if you have smoked marijuana, done cocaine, etc. They will want to know how often, for what period of time, and most importantly 'why'. And if they feel that you lied on any drug questions, especially with the history, you will not get the job.

It's hard man, but if you truely changed and can stay that way then you should persue whatever job you feel you would enjoy.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Ehh, I dont want a fed job anyways. I want to be an economist or an entrepeneur. Open up my own headshop in Cali FTW

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

juvenile records go away after you turn 22. so that shouldn't be a problem. they aren't suppose to be made public.


lemme guess you did something illegal got caught but of course it wasn't your fault?

most cops are dicks mane...ever been pulled over for a bs reason or something you didn't do?

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

most cops are dicks mane...ever been pulled over for a bs reason or something you didn't do?

no, most cops are good people. most cops that you have met you see as dicks.... two totally different things.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

no, most cops are good people. most cops that you have met you see as dicks.... two totally different things.

Yup. I hate people that hate cops because they are 'dicks'. I have never had a bad experience with an officer, and I have been arrested twice.

Of course, there are cops that are in fact assholes, but you can not group them all together and say they are all the same way. Just like saying all black people steal...

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Well, I'll withhold my judgement, but lets just say I personally have only ever met 2 cops that werent a dickface.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Well, I'll withhold my judgement, but lets just say I personally have only ever met 2 cops that werent a dickface.

That means that you are a dickface.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Its not like I've ever been arrested or ever been in trouble. The impression that stuck with me the most was when I was 14-15. I had just got into a rollover car wreck. The car I was in was no way, shape, or form responsible for the accident. Anyways, the cop has to take us to the wrecker lot and the whole way there, my friend's father was just trying to make small talk and the cop wouldnt even acknowledge him. And when we thanked him...nothing, not even a nod. Other times, Ive tried to talk to them at work. I worked at a movie theater and on slow days when I didnt have anything to do and the cops didnt either, I would try to talk to them. But they would never say anything more than "hello" or "huh?". Not to be concieved as me thinking they are jackasses though. Most of them where just boring as hell, but this didnt improve my liking of cops any. Some where jackasses though. And I take it back being only 2. Its probably more like 4. I met 3 cool ones from when I worked and 1 was a next door neighbor growing up.