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Tully Mars · 01-12-2011, 07:17 AM

Wow, I haven't heard of anyone being hired in law enforcement without at least a BA/BS since the early 90's. Maybe at some very small dept. in the middle of nowhere. But every hiring committee or interview process I can remember being involved in the first step was to send a letter thanking all the people who applied sans degree. The letter is usually something about "Thanks, but we are currently looking for people with either more experience or education. Please feel free to apply again in the future." The second step is a background check. If you have too many or serious traffic violations you can usually forget it and need to find another occupation. Anything more then traffic problems, find another field. That can include simply being arrested, even if you didn't do whatever you were arrested for and the charges were dropped. I remember the Sheriff in one county wanting to hire a young man, HS local football hero, and he couldn't because the kid had been arrested on a drug charge that later turned out to be bogus. The file was sent to the county manager/attorney and the hire was denied. I have no idea what the kid ended up doing with his Criminal justice degree, just never heard. He could be working for a dept. right now. Which would be fine with me, but it shows you how hard, least in the area I worked, it can be to over come what may seem like small problems when applying for work in LE.

01-12-2011, 07:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Wow, I haven't heard of anyone being hired in law enforcement without at least a BA/BS since the early 90's. Maybe at some very small dept. in the middle of nowhere. But every hiring committee or interview process I can remember being involved in the first step was to send a letter thanking all the people who applied sans degree. The letter is usually something about "Thanks, but we are currently looking for people with either more experience or education. Please feel free to apply again in the future." The second step is a background check. If you have too many or serious traffic violations you can usually forget it and need to find another occupation. Anything more then traffic problems, find another field. That can include simply being arrested, even if you didn't do whatever you were arrested for and the charges were dropped. I remember the Sheriff in one county wanting to hire a young man, HS local football hero, and he couldn't because the kid had been arrested on a drug charge that later turned out to be bogus. The file was sent to the county manager/attorney and the hire was denied. I have no idea what the kid ended up doing with his Criminal justice degree, just never heard. He could be working for a dept. right now. Which would be fine with me, but it shows you how hard, least in the area I worked, it can be to over come what may seem like small problems when applying for work in LE. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club Last edited by Tully Mars; 01-12-2011 at 07:20 AM..