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Educational Requirements -
Graduation from an accredited high school, or proper documentation that
the candidate has obtained, from a state approved program, a formal
certificate of equivalency to a high school graduation.
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Minimum Age Requirement-
The candidate must be at least 21 years of age at the time of
appointment
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Citizenship - The
candidate must be a United States Citizen
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Motor Vehicle Operator's
License - A candidate must have a valid motor vehicle operator's license
and his / her right to operate cannot be under suspension. At the time
of appointment, the candidate must have a valid Connecticut operator's
license
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Written Examination -
Candidates must pass a written examination designed to evaluate predictors
of job related skills.
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Personal Interview -
Interview by an oral panel which includes one or more law enforcement
officers designed to evaluate predictors of job related skills and
behaviors, including personal communications skills.
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Fingerprint Examination -
Examination of fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to determine the existence of any criminal history record.
In our process, fingerprints are taken as the background investigation
begins with fingerprints submitted to the State of Connecticut for check and
forwarding to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Criminal Convictions - A
candidate may not have a conviction for any FELONY, OR CLASS A OR CLASS B
MISDEMEANOR, or any crime in any other jurisdiction that would if
committed in this state, constitute a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or
have committed any act which would constitute perjury or false statement.
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Test for Controlled
Substances - Before appointment, candidates will be subjected to a test
for controlled substances. Within the Branford Police Department's
pre-employment process, this test is conducted as part of the physical
examination.
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Medical Certification -
All candidates must be cleared medically to participate in extensive
physical agility requirements of basic recruit training.
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Physical Fitness Standards
- See physical standards section
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Background Investigation -
Before appointment, candidates will be subjected to a personal
background investigation which will include at a minimum: (1) Completion of
a personal history questionnaire; (2) Check of motor vehicle record for
convictions for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an
intoxicating beverage or narcotics or controlled substance and evasion of
responsibility; (3) A polygraph examination administered by a trained
polygraph examiner.
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Psychological examination
- Before appointment, candidates will be subjected to a psychological
examination.
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Certification - As
part of the application process, acknowledgement by the candidate that
falsification of any part of the information required constitutes grounds
for disqualification and termination whether discovered prior to or
subsequent to the appointment of the candidate.
