Comments on: Can you become a police officer with bad credit or bankruptcy on your credit report?

By: the_mr911

the_mr911 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:15:45 +0000

It won’t 100% bar you from becoming a officer, but hiring agencies look at that kind of thing from the perspective of, perhaps someone can bribe him, etc…

When your in the hiring process, they may ask you about it, just be up front and honest. Telling the truth will go a long way in making you look like a decent person if they are worried about it.

By: lashlao1

lashlao1 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:36:23 +0000

You can work to get your credit better (pay off all your bills on time..)

As for the Law Enforcement question – Yes it looks bad on an application. They don’t want someone who is susceptible to bribes or other nefarious activities. Having bad credit could be that in a desperate situation you may resort to getting money illegally. If you show you are solid.. worked things out.. it will show that you had problems and could fix them.

By: beermanlookingforbeergirl

beermanlookingforbeergirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:45:48 +0000

Find something else,people who become cops are only high school rejecks…Think they have something to prove!!!

By: amg503

amg503 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:31:37 +0000

There’s no way you’ll rebuild your credit in 6 months. The bankruptcy takes 7 years to disappear of your report. You can rebuild within that time, but that black cloud will still be there.

Also, they made bankruptcies harder to obtain last year. It’s supposedly harder than ever before to file.

I wouldn’t think that your credit would be a deciding factor in your job, though. While I’m not a police officer, I’m pretty sure that if you’re good officer material, they are not going to pass on you because of your credit score.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:39:58 +0000

Credit scores and bankruptcies are considered in hiring, but none of the law enforcement agencies I’ve worked with make them an absolute bar to employment.