Applying to be cop backround check?

Question

i heard that people r not getting jobs as cops because they do a really good backround check on you and people dont get the jobs because of myspace accounts and dumd stuff like that. what i am trying to ask is do they just do a google search for you kinda thing and look for stuff about you on the open web. or do they get more into it and try to find everything you have ever done wrong on the web. such as tracking your IP and other **** liket that. i just dont think its right. and if they do that kinda stuff should i just shut down all my myspace stuff ( could come back to haunt me) and they will never know kinda thing?

Answer 1

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They dig really deep. When you fill out a background form, most places will ask for the names, phone numbers, and addresses of past and present bosses, landlords, co-workers, roommates, neighbors, sometimes even coaches or teachers, along with friends and family. Of course every department is different and there are places that don't go into as much detail. They will check your credit, driving record, criminal record, debts, and yes, Myspace and Facebook. The reason for all of this is to check your quality of character, along with the obvious things like criminal history, etc. If on your Myspace, you list "drinking, partying, and getting into trouble" as your interests, you can be pretty sure you won't get hired. They also look at your top friends and who's written on your wall or left you comments. If those people look like shady characters, you're in trouble too. If your buddies have pictures of them smoking pot or drinking underage, it looks bad on you, because in their eyes, you should care enough about the law to not even hang out with people who do. And don't even try to lie and say you don't have those online accounts, or put them to private for a few weeks. My fiance had buddies who were made to log into their accounts at their interviews. If you try to lie, they will find out. Don't try to outsmart cops, it's just stupid. Background checks are serious investigations into your whole life. They know everybody's done stupid things in their pasts, they're not asking that you've been perfect your whole life (and don't try to lie about that either, they'll catch you on your polygraph), but there's a limit. Even if you used to smoke pot and quit, but you still have pictures or references to it online, you're probably in trouble too.

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Fiance's a cop.

Answer 2

the reason they check myspace and the other social networking sites is because they are looking to see who your friends are. If you have positive friends there is nothing wrong then and nothing to hide. They will find out anyway so, you might as well tell them.
They dont track your ip, but they will see your username and then track you that way.

Answer 3

They just want to find out more about you other than what the paper work says. Just be honest and don't lie. Lying is probably the thing that gets most people, they either don't want to admit they did something or are scared what might happen to them if they tell the truth.

Answer 4

BI's are amazing, they can and will dig up everything in your past.

They will interview your family, friends, neighbors, along with any other names they can get from them. High school teachers, college professors, former and current employers, they will tear your life apart. Never lie to a BI because they will find out.

They will look at your myspace and similar sites, most of which are very cooperative w/LE. They will find out what was on the webpage, if it went under major renovation, if you delete it they will want to know why. They will ask people what was on the page. In the end the BI knows more about your life than you do. If your pages are "clean" and not too personal (LEOs are not the type to put all their info on the net for all to see) then you have nothing to worry about.