Fema Employment

Will past investigations show up on a backround check for a federal job?

I want to become a correctional officer although I am worried I wont pass the backround check. I have been involved in a couple investigatons including being a suspect in a very violent crime. When I was suspected to be involved with a violent crime I was told by my lawyer to not talk to the police, so I did just that. Now what I want to know is if I go through a backround check to get hired onto another agency will this case show up? Can they deny me the job based on this case?

Public Comments

1. As far as I know, You do not get a record unless you are convicted. Are you a convict?
2. they will search out anything on you... if you were cleared from the crime and proven to be innocent then i dont think they can leagully hold it agenst you!
3. I am a former federal employee, and yes it will show up, federal jobs even check your credit and if you owe student loans, they can refuse to give you the job. They are super stricked!
4. No, and I think they like violent people.
5. If you weren't found guilty of any crimes, they won't show on your record. If the case was really notorious in your area, someone might remember that you were a suspect...but our justice system is based on "innocent until found guilty" so you having been a suspect shouldn't keep you from passing the background check. Sometimes the background checks will also involve sending someone out to interview your neighbors...that would be the one to worry about, if they do that kind. Lots of law enforcement positions will require you to pass a polygraph...so if you ever did actually commit any crimes, or have any really violent tendencies, they might show up on the polygraph. If you don't pass the federal checks, you can probably still work in one of the privately run prisons...for example the Geo group ones...because their hiring requirements aren't as strict as the federal ones.
6. To avail of a federal job, the background check is very extensive, I know for a fact when someone in my family applied for a positsion in customs. It was very extensive. Interviewing the reference is really thorough. There will be questions that they will be asking you, under this topic. If you check yes, they will let you explain the details or the nature of the case. Be honest and tell the truth.
7. There is no standard background check. There are different levels. A routine check for arrests and convictions are common for regular jobs, and that's all the record will show. For others, there are more detailed records. If you're applying for a security clearance, you may find that a confession about stealing a cookie from your next door neighbor may show up in the investigation. Unlikely that it would count against you, but very strange and forgotten incidents do show up. For a corrections officer, I'm not sure it's quite that detailed, but there WILL be more than just a standard check. Those details may not disqualify you for the job as there are many other issues that they'll also be concerned about.
8. ...In some cases..."they" will investigate you back to your elementary school days... Today, Law Enforcement is not taking ANY chances with letting "something" slip between the "cracks"... and this is a Federal application...? They will probably want to talk to your mothers OB/GYN who delivered you...
9. it may come back to haunt you, it's according to your state law how the investigations show up, it may stay on your record forever or maybe for 10 to 30 years.