Background Question

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Perhaps you can find out what the minimum standards are and than figure out why and where he doesn't measure up ?

And still dont expect that your son has told YOU everything that he told the BI person. Kids are kids and parents are parents , and kids RARELY tell their parents EVERYTHING.

Not to rain on your parade but another agency will probably ask either on the app or during a BI..." were you ever DQ'd by another dept ? " Then the new dept will call the first one for details.

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First, let me thank you for taking the time to respond. Your response is the first that actually addressed my question. He was DQ'd. The thing is his best friend was recently hired, and he committed some of the same offenses. The dept. policy is not to discuss the reasons so that's why I turned to this forum. He was told only that he "Didn't meet the minimum standards." It wasn't the competition either, he was literally told the job was his. The person he was to work for son is on my travelball team. My gut feeling was it was stealing. He did that just over a year ago. Another thought was him bumping the car. Does that constitute hit and run? That is what he put. Thanks for the input it was really appreciated. I think he is going to apply elsewhere and see how it goes.

You're welcome, although I would say others answered you as well, just in a different manner, and you'll notice they have the Verified LEO tag, which means that they've been through this and know what they're talking about. Not to say that I don't have some intelligent input as well, but I'm not a LEO yet, so I'd listen to them before me

That said, it makes a difference what those "some" offenses were. Since the stealing was just over a year ago, I'd say that's probably it, although if he bumped the car recently that would be a problem as well. Both actions show a lack of maturity on your son's part and willful transgression against the law he's applying to uphold. No offense, but, if I were the hiring department I wouldn't hire someone who, little more than a year ago, even knowing he wanted to be a police officer, committed theft and hit someone's car without owning up to it.

Most people don't have a squeaky clean past, and I know people who've admitted to stealing when younger and not been DQ'd for it. However, your son would need to put some time between his transgressions and his applications. Most departments won't hire someone who's smoked marijuana within the last one to three years....I'm betting being nearly an adult and stealing and hitting a car w/out leaving insurance info would merit as much if not more time between. And, as said before, when he applies somewhere else they'll ask about his previous apps and whatever he was DQ'd for will come up.