police record info

[chrisroberts123]

My son wants to join the police force but has had a couple of warnings in the past for silly pranks when he was a youth. He now needs to detail them accurately in his application form but cannot remember the details . How can he go about this quickly and are these record searching sites you have to pay for any good.

[another-view]

To be honest, if he can't remember incidents involving himself, I don't think the Police force is a wise career move. He will need to be observant.

[sumo19]

Hello,

Your son can still be involved with the police and be a police officer.

It came to light recently that around 1000 police officers have criminal convictions with serious offences such as dishonesty.

It is likely however, that the convictions which these police officers gained were before they were a police officer, And a VERY long time ago.

Your son can still become a police officer, but there needs to be a significant amount of tie that has passed between the warnings and an application to the police force.

I then ask you, how long ago were these warnings? If it was in the last 5 years, then there would be no chance of gaining employment.

Also, he has a 'couple' of warnings, not just one, and therefore,this makes it more difficult to gain employment with the police force because it shows your son did not learn his lessons from the first time he was involved within the police.

In my opinion, your son will be rejected or face much scrutiny if the warnings were within 10 years of the application. Even after this time period, it will still be difficult, but still possible.

What were the warnings for? If they were petty, then they will be paid less attention.

[oldmaggie]

A few years ago we has a lad in the village who was always in trouble. He sorted himself out took a law degree became a barrister and is now a DJ (district judge)