wana be a cop, Toronto Police VS OPP?

[Messerschmitt]

Most likely working, and not losing time on RFD :P

[abu_sme]

Good luck if you are applying for police. When I applied to RCMP, after I got all my testing I failed the interview, with the reason being I don't have enough life experience. Most likely you need to have some exiting life to get in.

The only problem is that you get sent to a Fort/Saint/Prince wherever whether you want to move there or not.

[Messerschmitt]

Didn't had a problem with that. What did upset me is that they give you the "You don't have enough life experience" but in the end they will want to train you from the ground up, especially since with RCMP is a lot more close to army training type. I've applied with them to learn to things, but whatever. This falls in the same category with "do you have canadian work experience".
Also the whole RCMP/Army thing that if you are male and white, you have almost no chance to get in. They should be looking at skill not race. Thought they were all about equality. My arse.

[iEye]

Here's OPP's hiring requirements

* Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
* Female Recruit 18-65 years of age.
* Ontario Grade 12 or equivalency.
* Class �G� driver�s license with:
o No more than 6 demerit points; and
o Full driving privileges.
* No criminal record for which a pardon has not been received or an absolute/conditional discharge that has not been sealed.
* Certified in First-Aid and C.P.R.
* Pass credit, background and investigation checks.
* Possess a valid Certificate of Results (C.O.R.). (more information on how to obtain your C.O.R.)

O.P.P. applicants must be willing to serve anywhere in the province. Preferences for posting are taken into consideration


Here's RCMP's

# be a Canadian Citizen
# be of good character
# be proficient in English or French
# have a Canadian secondary school diploma or equivalent
# possess a valid, unrestricted Canadian driver�s license
# be 19 years of age at the time of engagement (may apply at 18 years of age
# meet medical/health standards
# be willing to relocate anywhere in Canada
# be physically fit


So there you have it. You don't need to know English or French for either. You have to know English for OPP and English or French for RCMP (although without English skills, you won't get hired by the RCMP).

WOW!

then its true.. cops are dumb...

you should have to at least complete a bach at university before we allow you to carry a gun... im not saying finish something useful like electrical eng. or study law like the rest of us... but at least get a piece of paper.. high school = carry gun?
wow


and would it not kill you to learn basic spanish... some of us can knock that off as an elective...

I thought that being racist was also a requirement? lol! oh man

(((((((shields!))))))

cops are a liability if they have such low education... they should all be required to carry around digital video recorders on the patrol cars at all times... but then again... it would just help with the civil suits against them...

all i can say is cap is not a career... only people who have no family and have a death wish should apply... meaning when you get the job you are dead.. but you go out each day to claim your life (old Klingon proverb)

and 6 demerit points? I have 0 since.... wow the first day i drove a car!..

[abu_sme]

Didn't had a problem with that. What did upset me is that they give you the "You don't have enough life experience" but in the end they will want to train you from the ground up, especially since with RCMP is a lot more close to army training type. I've applied with them to learn to things, but whatever. This falls in the same category with "do you have canadian work experience".
Also the whole RCMP/Army thing that if you are male and white, you have almost no chance to get in. They should be looking at skill not race. Thought they were all about equality. My arse.

Define the skillset of a police officer though, how much of it is really something that is teachable and how much of it really comes down to deep intuition that one acquires through life experience. Moreover, if you have a police force that is comprised entirely of white males in an multi cultural country like canada can you really expect it to work?

If someone is fresh outta highschool their "life experience" involves living with their parents and underage drinking. Compared to a candidate who has lived on his/her own, gone to university in a different city, been forced to adapt, and outright failed in many things in life, a coddled high schooler certainly doesn't have enough life experience to handle the intense training, and the job itself which is very demanding. Someone fresh out of highschool lacks a lot of the important traits that allow a police officer to cope.

WOW!

then its true.. cops are dumb...

you should have to at least complete a bach at university before we allow you to carry a gun... im not saying finish something useful like electrical eng. or study law like the rest of us... but at least get a piece of paper.. high school = carry gun?
wow

Minimum requirements != actual requirements. Most police recruits are university educated and have meaningful "life experience." Long gone are the days that people graduate from high school and go right into the RCMP (unless they are a minority, but even still)

and would it not kill you to learn basic spanish... some of us can knock that off as an elective...

I thought that being racist was also a requirement? lol! oh man

(((((((shields!))))))

cops are a liability if they have such low education... they should all be required to carry around digital video recorders on the patrol cars at all times... but then again... it would just help with the civil suits against them...

all i can say is cap is not a career... only people who have no family and have a death wish should apply... meaning when you get the job you are dead.. but you go out each day to claim your life (old Klingon proverb)

and 6 demerit points? I have 0 since.... wow the first day i drove a car!..

Like I said, most cops are highly educated. I will agree though, most cops have a very poor work/life balance.


*not a cop, but someone who looked into it and decided not to pursue it for a variety of reasons.