Can you become a police officer if you have experienced mental illness in the past?
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Can you become a police officer if you have experienced mental illness in the past?
 
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no . but maybe in small town america you can |
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PEP
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That woul depend on the mental illness... if its something like mild depression, then you could have a chance.
If its something like schizophrenia, then highly unlikely.
The term "mentall illness" is a wide one and many people are ignorant to what it means.
Best option is apply for the police, be totally honest about your past medical issues and see what the police doctor thinks about it. Worse thing to do would be to lie and get caught out. |
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bob t
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I would have thought that it was a pre requisite for applying |
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Kassie
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It depends on what kind of police officer that you have, you go through a series of tests, so you may be able to pass (the mental ones) If you still have some instability then they probably wont let you through. Here is a website for a college that offers the training for a common Police Officer (like in a city, or county) http://www.vernoncollege.edu/jobtrain.html#lawacad
This next website is for a State Trooper (note that they have a much more rigorous program, and this is for Texas, you can probably Google it for your state.) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/trainingacademy/Trooper_Trainee/traineelinks.htm you can find the link to the left that shows youthe requirements |
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cantcu
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Depends, but not likely! |
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Forscythe
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It depends on the state/county. Most likely no though. |
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Mike
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Not if the condition was diagnosed as a mental "illness". |
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marquita
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Not sure where you live, but Webster County, MO prefers there cops to have metal illness, I was actually seeing one who was on meds for panic attacks....uh, panic attacks and guns don't mix....but it seems webster county is exempt from all the logic in the world. |
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iain
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Certainly not, mental instability has a tendency to be a permanent
characteristic even when someone appears to be normal. A police
job could trigger this illness back to it‘s worst when under any
pressure or danger, even if imaginary. |
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fr_chuck
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Most likley no. Mental health and testing is part of the exam |
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helo pilot cfi
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forget it |
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bert
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Why not ? None of them are really bright or normal |
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hayley50
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i dont think so . have you tried to contact your local police station and ask . good luck :) |
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