The vetting process for new police hires

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Bobby brings up a situation he witnessed at one of the Police Academy graduations where a person known to him involved in criminal activity attended the class graduation. This raised the question, what background information would prevent a potential cadet from being allowed to attend a police academy or as a hired probationary officer? Having such associates, is there the potential for compromising the officer to release sensitive information? Let us know what you think.