lansbury

How do you know that?

Unless people apply they have no chance of being accepted, and there is no way any of us can say how many have and were not accepted. What I can say from the departments I know they will always take the best candidates who meet their recruiting criteria. With the one caveat, being a reserve officer, with a good recommendation, will put you above the other candidates.

jimmymac96

Thanks everyone, I am still looking at what state to relocate to in the US. I have heard the LAPD are never on a recruitment freeze, however I have heard they are also just as a hard to get into than the chicago pd. I am planning on getting my GED when over there, and studying at a college, and working... Does anyone know how the background check will go if I am from a foreign country?

Bob

Because politicians don't like explaining to voters why when they have hundreds of applicants for a position that johnny foreigner got it, even if they had a greencard.

I know for a fact that's what happens locally, unless the person has previous niche skills within the police force before moving to the US. Just being a bobby won't generally do it.

scrubbedexpat099

How good are your shooting skills?

lansbury

So every department in your area reports who they have hired do they. I doubt you know the background of people hired this year. I most certainly do not ask our Chief or Sheriff if they have given a job to a foreigner, and I doubt anyone else does. Repeat it enough times Bob and someone might even believe you.

Well I never said being a UK officer will guarantee a job, but what was stated was being a non citizen will exclude a person. That most certainly isn't the case everywhere. Having previous police experience is a string to your bow. If you can use that to get a reserve position you have made yourself a very desirable candidate.

jimmymac96

Before applying to become a police officer, I will try and get a job either as a reserve officer with maybe a smaller department, or a security guard, preferably a reserve officer of course. Hopefully this can make me a more desirable candidate.

thephionex

Why the hell would you want to join a corrupt police dept. I work with the police on a day to day basis and have friends who used to be in the Chicago PD you would be better off in a local municipality of sheriff dept.

thephionex

Federal law requires you to be a us citizen as I am waiting till I get my citizenship to join the sheriffs dept where I am

scrubbedexpat099

Begs the question what the Feds have to do with this.

hungryhorace

Just seeing CPD offer $65k after 18 months as the UK equivalent to a constable (who makes 18K GBP basic + overtime).

That's insanely high, unless somehow American cops are infinitely more educated than UK plod (which has a very low academic entrance requirement) I fail to see the justification for such a high wage after only 18 months.

I guess most of that is bloody money, given how violent Chicago is.

hungryhorace

That's because they keep being shot and killed (honest to god, I bet you that is the reason).

thephionex

No one has a chance of becoming CPD officer unless you are connected to someone.

hungryhorace

You could put a freedom of information request in to find out?

jimmymac96

It's just what I want! I've wanted to become a cop for a while, and wanted to live in chicago for a while... so they both sort of go together.

jimmymac96

So every single cop in chicago was 'connected to someone' before they became a cop?