Personal Background History

[Derryn7]

Hello everyone,

I am interested in a career in law enforcement and wanted to run my personal background history by you guys to see if you would consider me for a career in law enforcement or what you may think my chance are of becoming a police officer.

-I have smoked marijuana three times in my life (15 years old).
-I have shoplifted <30 dollars worth of merchandise in my entire life (last time I shoplifted was 16).
-When I was a teenager my friend removed a stop sign from it's post (the post had already been completely knocked down by a previous traffic collision) and I kept the sign in my house from a couple of years.
-When I was 15 my then-girlfriend (14) sent me a topless picture of herself. I know that, while we were both minors, this is still technically child pornography.
-I have jaywalked (not an issue really, I know).
-No traffic citations.
-No arrests.
-High school diploma
-Eagle Scout
-Will be attending college

Any, and all, honest opinion/replies/etc. will be more than appreciated. Thank you for taking time to read over this post and sincerely reply to my quandary.

All the best.

[ET109]

-I have smoked marijuana three times in my life (15 years old).
+most agencies seem to be willing to overlook experimentation.

-I have shoplifted <30 dollars worth of merchandise in my entire life (last time I shoplifted was 16).
+ more serious, but probably not a DQ

-When I was a teenager my friend removed a stop sign from it's post (the post had already been completely knocked down by a previous traffic collision) and I kept the sign in my house from a couple of years.
+ same as above

-When I was 15 my then-girlfriend (14) sent me a topless picture of herself. I know that, while we were both minors, this is still technically child pornography.
+ Did you disseminate this photo further? If not, I don't see a problem.

-I have jaywalked (not an issue really, I know).
-No traffic citations.
-No arrests.
-High school diploma
+ Neutral.


-Eagle Scout
-Will be attending college
+ok.

I don't think anything you wrote would be DQ where I'm at, nor would it necessarily make me worry about a pattern, depending on what you've been doing lately. Whether you are a competitive candidate in spite of the above would depend on your grades and work experience.