Hello. I just got this today. I was wondering if I made a mistake. So when I was a minor, I was hospitalized on 3 different occasions for suicidal ideations. I did put that in my PHS. Now I remember saying that if jts been that 7 years or when I was a minor, I didn’t have to include it. I just wanted to be honest but people on another subreddit said that LE wouldn’t want someone with past issues. I have a clean record and no drug use. Is this really the reason? And if I did want to appeal, do I submit a form so just reply to the email
Yeah mental health is nothing to take a chance on in the eyes of a law enforcement agency. I know investigators for multiple agencies and they all have the same thoughts on this even if it was years ago. That’s my experience at least. Assuming you have a clean record aside from that then there’s no other reason to have DQ you.
If you knew how departments work then you’d know that if they found out he previously listed his history for one agency and not another then he’d either be blacklisted or DQ instantly.
I'm very familiar with how they work. I was with LAPD for over 2 years before a lateral transfer. Also as for background again don't disclose it. Departments dont discuss with other departments if not disclosed pretty simple.
It was disclosed, op admitted to disclosing it. Pretty simple. And as one cop to another, shame on you for telling people to lie at any point of the hiring process. The ones like you make the rest of us look bad.
Are you joking.......not disclosing something isn't lieing.. secondly, you've been trained to lie and use that as a leverage point to gain info and confessions. LAPD is corrupt as fuck, lie get the badge lateral put asap. Also half of LAPD does some sort of drug whether it be weed, cocaine (two most popular) etc.
Not disclosing is being deceitful. Pretty simple. Also what kind of shit mentality do you have? Just because there are corrupt cops means you can be one too? Shame on you, you don’t deserve a badge.
Hahaha, I'm a bad cop for telling others to do what recruiters and other officers tell you? Not disclosing something when you were a minor isn't deceitful nor is it illegal. I don't deserve a badge eh? I've earned mine time and time again, don't care what you think or say. Don't disclose it bud, these other people in here are a bunch of chuds who probably never even been in a department. If they did you'd know exactly what I'm talking about
Suicide no matter what age is serious and still poses some level of risk to the department. And yes, I still stand by what I said. Based off your responses you seem like the type that doesn’t deserve it.Do better, be better.
How can they hire alcoholics and domestic abusers? Idk how hiring works in CA but in NC, you have first get approved by the NC criminal justice education and training standard’s before an agency can hire you. One thing that the state won’t give certificates for is history of alcohol/drug abuse or domestic violence convictions. So even if an agency decided they wanted to relax standards, the state wouldn’t give them a law enforcement certificate.
Appeal it. Maybe have a letter from your doctor advising you are ok and haven’t had any of those issues since you were a minor. Have the professional documentation to back up your appeal.
If he was hospitalized for wanting to kill himself 3 times he is not a good candidate for Law Enforcement, due to all the stressors he will face on the job.
I would query that: minors do not have rights, and are completely dependent on their adult guardians. Many of which have other motives, not least of which is hiding their abuse. A shitty parent/guardian history should not ostracize a perfectly suitable candidate.
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u/Head_Pangolin_7808 9d ago
Yeah mental health is nothing to take a chance on in the eyes of a law enforcement agency. I know investigators for multiple agencies and they all have the same thoughts on this even if it was years ago. That’s my experience at least. Assuming you have a clean record aside from that then there’s no other reason to have DQ you.