my son want to be a cop. He wants to start the process now however, in high school being stupid he was playing with a lighter like a kid and book caught on fire. Of course, he was arrested, however we went to court and paid fine of $248 and the judge just told him to behave and watch out what he does. will this problem come between him and being a cop?
2007-06-11 08:10:41 · 8 answers · asked by Trying to help 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The simple answer is it shouldn't.
With departments wanting to know everything he did whether caught or not, most just like to see his honesty. They are also looking to see if he would do something like that again, or has he learned from the past. I had done far worse than burn a school book and am in law enforcement. Just make sure he knows it was stupid and won't do it again. If that is the worst he has done in his life, he should be fine for the process. Good luck!
2007-06-11 08:21:57 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Juvenile records are sealed so this should not be an issue. For future reference Felonies can disqualify an applicant and although misdemeanor's are not ground for disqualification they can weigh heavily in the interview process especially if there are equally qualified applicants that do not. The best thing your son can do now is get involved with the local Explorers programs and any other Police community activities. This will provide him exposure to the job and allow him to develop a relationship with other officers. These other officers will be very valuable when it comes time to submit an application. References from other known officers count for a lot.
2007-06-11 15:27:02 · answer #2 · answered by levindis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, its a misdemenor. Its probably not even on his record, usually judges in those types of cases will remove the incident from the individuals record if they stay out of trouble and complete their punishment. The Internal Affairs background check will go through everything, but there are certain instances that will be overlooked, this is one of them.
2007-06-11 15:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will not be a problem. Tell them what happened and be honest. Stat out of trouble from now on out. Yeah juvenile records are sealed, but not to court officials or law enforcement.
2007-06-11 17:21:24 · answer #4 · answered by JAS33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should not matter but it also depends upon how old he was when he did this.if he stays clean and no more probs with the police he still has a good chance in being a cop.when he is interviewd he will be asked about this event.he had better tell them the truth
2007-06-11 16:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by charlsyeh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it will not. Minors records are protected by law.
2007-06-11 15:24:49 · answer #6 · answered by Texas Happy Horn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it will be a problem, but you better tell him to keep his nose clean!!!
2007-06-11 16:07:02 · answer #7 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!
At most that was a misdemeanor.
Felonies will prevent acceptance.
2007-06-11 15:17:57 · answer #8 · answered by ed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋