Family Arrest Record

[CelticSmackdown]

Howdy all,

As some of you know, I'm in the applicant process for a large midwest department. Part of the background packet concerns the arrest records of immediate family members. You know, you think you know your family until you have to complete a background packet for a police deparment. Turns out ALL of my siblings (3 of them) have been hauled in at some point in their lives. Since I am the oldest child and live out-of-town, no one bothered to inform me.

What I want to ask all of you concerns my youngest brother who was hauled in for malicious destruction of property at the age of 15 (tire slashing and vandalism). Getting him to talk about this was incredibly difficult, and both he and my parents are concerned that when I list this on the background packet, it will somehow create a new record on a crime that has been "expunged" as a juvenile offense.

I've never heard of anything like this being done and I tried to reassure them that the department is interested in me and not so much my younger brother. Have any of you had to deal with a family member arrested as a juvenile? Did your record of their offense on your background packet cause any additional follow-up from the department with that family member?

Yes, I do plan to ask the police department what they normally do with the info, but was curious to know what other departments do.

And no, I have no arrest record.

[Kimble]

Have any of you had to deal with a family member arrested as a juvenile? Did your record of their offense on your background packet cause any additional follow-up from the department with that family member?

My brother was arrested for Public Intox. No biggie. It didn't affect me at all, as I didn't do it. You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your family. If you didn't do the crime (or in some way participate or assist), you won't be held accountable for it. Don't sweat the small stuff. Agencies often have high standards, but they're looking to bring people on board, not find any and all reason to disqualify them.

[mcsap]

My brother was arrested for Public Intox. No biggie. It didn't affect me at all, as I didn't do it. You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your family. If you didn't do the crime (or in some way participate or assist), you won't be held accountable for it. Don't sweat the small stuff. Agencies often have high standards, but they're looking to bring people on board, not find any and all reason to disqualify them.

Agree 100%.

But if your whole family had been popped by Don Johnson in Miami for running a coke importing cartel...:eek:

[Piggy]

I worked with a guy who had a brother doing a life sentence for murder. Honesty is the best policy, I don't think they will hold anything against you for your brother's juvenile offense.

[retdetsgt]

Two of my Dad's brothers were holdup men, did time in Leavenworth and Huntsville in Texas. On my Mother's side, one cousin was a dope dealer in New Orleans, one was pretty good at changing VIN's on cars and another assisted the state of Texas in making drivers' licenses w/o their permission.

Look what a find speciman I turned out to be!:D

[mcsap]

Two of my Dad's brothers were holdup men, did time in Leavenworth and Huntsville in Texas. On my Mother's side, one cousin was a dope dealer in New Orleans, one was pretty good at changing VIN's on cars and another assisted the state of Texas in making drivers' licenses w/o their permission.

Look what a find speciman I turned out to be!:D

Excuse me sir, I need to SEE your drivers license ?!

[leomike07]

You can choose your friends, but not your family...your friends can hurt you more than your families past. Just my 2 cents.

[retdetsgt]

Excuse me sir, I need to SEE your drivers license ?!

My cousin, Bobby said it would be ready by Tuesday...

My parents kept my brother and I from getting very close to any of them when we were growing up. He and I both escaped that by going in the Army. My brother retired as a Lt. Col., it got me outta Texas.