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I am convinced that all police applicants have to take an IQ test, and if it is too high, they're not hired.

The IQ and psychological tests have been abandoned by the department that hired me after they were determined to be unreliable predictors of performance, and offensive to the sensibilities of desirable applicants. (I have diarrhea: A) Once a week; B)Once a month; C) Once a year; D) Never [actual question from the 'honesty index' test I took]

I was advised by the psychologist that I might be better off declining a cop's job: I was too creative, honest and intellegent. She said that ['big picture' capable] persons were prone to frustration and boredom-fatigue. I ignored her advice.

Hiring in the larger muni departments in my state is done exclusively by Civil Service test score, veteran status, monority status and lack of disqualifiers like felony conviction. Departments may or may not use additional tests like psychological surveys. But I don't think the latter could be legally used to discriminate. I think they were/are largely a research tool.

Civil Service test score, veteran status, monority status and lack of disqualifiers like felony conviction.

With the low remaining qualifications, no wonder we get armies of steroid-case no-necks who didn't make noncomm. Wal-Mart has better HR screening.

Hm, interesting feedback that you received from the psych evaluator.

I was in the selection process for Seattle PD, but I was rated as "deceptive" on two questions on my polygraph when not only was I telling the truth, but I had told them every possible detail I could think of, to avoid misleading readings. But then, I'm reminded that killers have passed polygraphs and innocent men have failed them.

Meanwhile, in PDs all over the country corrupt cops and jackboots who passed their polygraphs are brining shame to their departments. A simply background investigation(which they would have to conduct anyway) would reveal how truthful I was being and what people think of my character--but that would be too difficult.

I also was offended by questions in the earlier stages about whether I owned firearms and "assault weapons," specifically. They didn't ask me if I owned a car or a small-town newspaper or attended church.