never charged with it but while in high school sent to an alternative school for under the influence.......and am now 21 havent smoke since i waz 20 but plan on waiting a little longer since i had a battle with alcohol since turning 21 but plan on limiting my use to at least 2 or 3 times a month I waz never charged with anything but a class c misdemeanor of criminal attempt harrasment....but never anythang else......could someone give me some advice...................
2007-03-23 17:55:51 · 17 answers · asked by joe c 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Hey I meant limiting MY ALCOHOL USE I ALREADY QUIT MARIJUANA LAST YEAR...........HA
2007-03-23 18:11:22 · update #1
If you smoke a long time ago you might get past the background and polygraph test. If you did coke and admit it you will be disqualified and you probably wont make it past the poly test..
2007-03-23 18:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most departments expect a minimum of 3 years of good behavior (not smoking pot).
They will ask you how many times you smoked pot. If your answer is in the hundreds, you're going to be disqualified.
You've been kicked out of a high school for being drunk.
you've been convicted of harassment.
You've had a "battle" with alcohol.
You need to show a consistency of moral behavior. Nothing you have done will disqualify you for life, but you are NOT going to get hired any time soon. I suggest finding another immediate goal that will look better than this. Join the Army, go to college, do volunteer work, get a respectable job, pull your head out of your @%$, whatever... and THEN ask this quesition.
2007-03-24 03:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by Marc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the strictness of the department and how desperate they are for qualified applicants. Just be honest through the hiring process; that is a more important quality!
Try being totally sober though - no alcohol either! Alcohol, although legal, has as higher rate of causing personal problems than does marijuana. And, its a gateway back to marijuana, just like marijuana is a gateway to harder drugs. (that doesn't mean all marijuana users will do harder drugs; but, I haven't met a coke, meth or heroine addict who didn't start with marijuana!)
2007-03-24 01:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by Z-Force920 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stay clean: No marijuana, NO alcohol, NO other substances that may be addictive. Stay Clean: For at least 5 or more years and then ask the question.
And remember, even a man that smoked marijuana once, and another man that was a certified drunk, became Presidents of the United States.
There's hope, once you are older.
2007-03-24 01:06:32 · answer #4 · answered by caesar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cops that grew up in the 60's and 70's snorted coke and smoked pot like it was thier job. Now they act like their **** does not stink. Hypocrites is the word that comes to mind.
The first time I smoked pot was third grade because my neighbor friend told me it was a cigarrette that made you feel better. That was an interesting summer. Until I found out that my neighbor friend was stealing it from my dad.
2007-03-24 01:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marijuana stays in our body for at least 2/3 months..
Depending on how strict a country is...
If you happen to have any record in the police dept...
that will disqualify you...
BUT you should still try and send in your resume with education results.
(Since your case with the police sectors is not under drug abusing.)
Hope that if you are sucessful, pls STOP breaking LAWS! =D
Cheers!
2007-03-24 01:04:53 · answer #6 · answered by Shann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't admit to all of the above if you want to join the police. Only admit to what they could find out and if thats nothing then admit to nothing! Being too upfront about stuff you don't need to be will never get you anywhere. And good luck.
2007-03-24 04:09:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most police agencies will conduct an extensive background check and dig up your dirt. You need to have a much longer separation between you and illegal activity before any police agency will consider you as a candidate.
2007-03-27 23:01:10 · answer #8 · answered by godged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God what is, I smoke dope and wanna be a cop day? Don't you people understand, thats breaking the law, has anyone told you that? I could understand if you'd smoked it before, and no longer do, but whats with all this I want my bong, and wanna be a cop too crap?
2007-03-24 01:00:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the department. Just be honest. As long as you don't have any felonies you still have a chance. Whatever you do, don't try to lie your way through. You definitely won't get hired if they catch you in a lie.
2007-03-24 01:55:35 · answer #10 · answered by AintSkeered 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋