My DUI was about 2 years ago and my driving while liscense revoked charges shortly followed but were all reduced to minor infractions by my expensive attorney. Im 22. Im in great shape and dont have any major problems besides my bad credit (lol) so would I be considered?
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This may not be for every City / Town and State but I bet the guidelines are similar
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You need to find another profession to get into. The police department wont waste there time with a record like that.
I had a cop buddy tell me that the problem with DUI (my point was that everybody makes mistakes) is that it shows you aren’t sneaky enough to not get caught and that wouldn’t be good for a cop (he put it more eloquently but you get the point). But I think the DWLR shows a genuine lack of respect for the law on your part. Not the kind of person that should be upholding the law.
I think your chances are poor–you have 3 DWLR, which makes you a scofflaw. Oh yeah, these days they check your credit, too.
What if you arrested someone for DUI and the defendants lawyer dugs up your past and presents in court? How would that look? Cops have to be set apart from other individuals, they already get a bad rap for just doing their job—so having DUI, how would that help the image of police officers?
Find a different line of work.
No department will touch you with your driving record.
Your credit will also disqualify you.
Cops will know what you’ve done, but it really doesn’t affect your application. I had a partner you was arrested for a suspended license, and I had bad credit. The only problem I see with applicants, is when they lie, that’s the only reason I’ve seen them not get the job.
And if you’re caught DUI while being a cop, then you can forget about any future aspirations.
This might sound funny, but it’s not.
It depends on how desperate they are to hire police officers. If you can imagine I heard a news story some years back where some state was putting ads in the "bad" areas of town to try to recruit due to the extremely low police rosters.
Unless you have some egregious criminal record, they may sweep misdemeanors under the rug.
Why not just ask a police officer. They will tell you with total BLUNTNESS, what the current hiring policy is. 60% of the time, in the morning meeting, the chief may announce "if you know someone that’s a good fit send him our way".
Also,
NOTHING
beats a letter from the governor.
Bet you think that’s funny and impossible. I’ve called several governors at the drop of a hat and got through.
This one is easy, volunteer for some task that might be plaguing your state currently. With today’s economy this can be so easily done. After the period is up, tell him your story.
Trust me on that one. Possible ways to do that:
1. form some group representing a cause
2. present yourself as representing some racial group [preferably one you belong to, it really helps]
3. write some articles online and then in the local paper about some emotional topic.. and then point to that as evidence to your commitment to that topic
If you’re serious about this, this very serious career, then you need to get just as serious about achieving that goal.
I’m not trying to be a motivational speaker, but it’s coming across like that that. LOL