LEO application

[HoneyBadger]

...like that time when you killed a man with a trident?

[wyome]

that escalated quickly

[sniper7]

So is the homeless guy still in your garage tied up?

[Ranger353]

What like you had sex with a 16 year old girl when you were 16?

Hahaha, that is exactly the thing that they are looking for. During my pre-interview the investigator asked me about sex with an under aged person, which my response was "No, no-way" but he clarified, even when you were a juvenile? My jaw dropped. Not chargeable due to the statute of limitations, but they are looking for complete honesty and total disclosure. You would be surprised at how many people disclose some sick stuff during those "interviews".

[stenz]

Just be honest. They don't expect you to be perfect. When I filled out my app I put all of the bad stuff I could think about. The hard part is waiting the months and months until you have to take the polygraph and having all that time to think about any other "bad things" that you have done in your life.

Its all a game. When you take the polygraph be truthful and when they ask you "is that all" if you can think of anything tell them.

[Sawin]

Hahaha, that is exactly the thing that they are looking for. During my pre-interview the investigator asked me about sex with an under aged person, which my response was "No, no-way" but he clarified, even when you were a juvenile? My jaw dropped. Not chargeable due to the statute of limitations, but they are looking for complete honesty and total disclosure. You would be surprised at how many people disclose some sick stuff during those "interviews".

Exactly right.

[Sawin]

That's legal. Age of consent in CO is 15.

Is it really? That seems young to me, but anything under 25 is young these days anyway so what do I know? It was 17 or 18 in different states when I was that age, and i'm only in my 30's.

[BushMasterBoy]

The age of consent is 17.

[Ronin13]

Gunner, having been through the process (up to the point of background/poly or CVSA) with 5 different agencies within the last year, I will tell you that honesty is the best policy. I disclosed that back when I was 21 I operated a vehicle when I probably should not have after drinking. I was upfront, honest and regretful about the incident. Did that lead to 4 agencies not hiring me? I can't say with 100% certainty, but I don't really think so. They're aware no one is perfect, my background investigation for the agency I currently work for stressed this, but what they stress more is integrity. We've all made mistakes and bad judgment calls in our lives, and will continue to do so, but owning up to it and realizing it was wrong is more important. I've been told by my SGT and commander both that if I screw up, they'll be much less harsh if I own up to my mess up rather than concealing it.

On a side note, I hate polygraphs, they create a lot of undue stress that studies have shown are prone to creating false positives. I like CVSAs much more as they are far less stressful. Good luck!

[Snowman78]

Gunner, having been through the process (up to the point of background/poly or CVSA) with 5 different agencies within the last year, I will tell you that honesty is the best policy. I disclosed that back when I was 21 I operated a vehicle when I probably should not have after drinking. I was upfront, honest and regretful about the incident. Did that lead to 4 agencies not hiring me? I can't say with 100% certainty, but I don't really think so. They're aware no one is perfect, my background investigation for the agency I currently work for stressed this, but what they stress more is integrity. We've all made mistakes and bad judgment calls in our lives, and will continue to do so, but owning up to it and realizing it was wrong is more important. I've been told by my SGT and commander both that if I screw up, they'll be much less harsh if I own up to my mess up rather than concealing it.

On a side note, I hate polygraphs, they create a lot of undue stress that studies have shown are prone to creating false positives. I like CVSAs much more as they are far less stressful. Good luck!

Ronin are you a LEO now?