Background Investigation Question

[CaptMike]

We go door to door. I just did it the last three weekends for my department. Some smaller departments may not do it, but larger departments will usually complete a background with door Knocks to your neighbors and a visit to your home.

One person giving you a bad reference will not DQ you. It is a totality of circumstances that we use to decide to bring you in or say no thanks. Don't worry about one neighbor.

On a side note, it is very interesting to see how many people don't talk to their neighbors anymore. I wonder if it is a breakdown in societal courtesy or is the internet making us all hermits.

[Doheny]

Really? Walking door to door? Who has the time to do that for every applicant? And what are the chances you or your childhood neighbors still live there? Sounds like a made up story.

You aren't applying for Pope....(ok, bad example)

A salesman from Idaho calling B.S. on how LE operates in CA?

[Notorious]

A salesman from Idaho calling B.S. on how LE operates in CA?

Why not? This is the age of the internet where everyone is an expert.

[diverwcw]

On a side note, it is very interesting to see how many people don't talk to their neighbors anymore. I wonder if it is a breakdown in societal courtesy or is the internet making us all hermits.

That's been going on for a long time. It's more common to find neighbors who hate one another than those who get along with each other.

[IA300]

My current agency went door to door with my neighbors, funny thing is, two weeks later my BI started hassling me to get my wife to send her questionnaire back and she never got one! He ended up doing a face to face with her. So, every agency is different...

[hazZ71]

Thank you so much for all your responses. After reading all of them, I feel so much better. I'm glad that I had good relationships with everyone else in the area, and hopefully they will all still be alive by the time a apply

[SVT-40]

Really? Walking door to door? Who has the time to do that for every applicant? And what are the chances you or your childhood neighbors still live there? Sounds like a made up story.

You aren't applying for Pope....(ok, bad example)

No, they do not go door to f'ing door, that's a paranoid delusion. They go by family and named associates, people who you have worked with in the past, friends, etc.

So when I did backgrounds I guess all those door to door interviews of neighbors, ex-neighbors, old girl friends and past employers I did were just a fantasy....

No make that a "paranoid delusion"....

Seriously why do idiots with zero actual knowledge of how LE functions come to this forum and post statements which make themselves look like total and complete fools....

It is amusing though....

[hazZ71]

The following night, the neighbors started showing up at my door, looking like they were attending a funeral. "How much trouble are you in?!?!" "What did you do?!?!" "Are you going to jail or something?!?!?"

The next door neighbors brought over a whole bunch of food, like when someone dies!

Haha that's too funny. This reminds me of the scene in the movie Gran Torino when all the neighbors leave tons of food on Walts front porch haha.

[97F1504RAD]

Really? Walking door to door? Who has the time to do that for every applicant? And what are the chances you or your childhood neighbors still live there? Sounds like a made up story.

You aren't applying for Pope....(ok, bad example)

No, they do not go door to f'ing door, that's a paranoid delusion. They go by family and named associates, people who you have worked with in the past, friends, etc.

You are both completely wrong, they do in fact go door to door of your neighbors, my son is currently going through his background investigations and that is exactly what they did is go knock on all our neighbors doors and speak with them.

[esy]

That's been going on for a long time. It's more common to find neighbors who hate one another than those who get along with each other.

For us, we simply keep to ourselves and enjoy our privacy. We say hi to the neighbors when we see them, but don't talk much with any of them. I'd like to keep it to a minimum, cordial acquaintances, and leave it atthat. If there's some kind of disagreement, we would either have to deal with it/them for the rest of our lives or move. Definitely wouldn't want to do either.

Another reason that i want to buy a small piece of land to put some distance between ourselves and our neighbors instead of the popular tract housing.

[kermit315]

They do the same thing in Florida......mine interviewed my neighbors and called all my out of state contacts. Fortunately, I am loved by my neighbors. One is an LT in the agency I am with, one is an EMT with the county, and the others are retired .mil.

[sava]

I recently got hired on by a local department and during the background phase all of my neighbors were contacted and questioned about my personality, attitude, lifestyle,and overall demeanor.

Some agencies have the capability and funds to go door to door.

They are trying to get an overall assessment to who you are. The more people they talk to, the more accurate and valid the information. If there is a recurring problem, they may look into it further.

I wouldn't stress about backgrounds. It is completely out of your hands now. Hopefully you haven't made too many mistakes and left a good impression on everyone you've known. Now just relax and wait for the completion of your background investigation.

Feel free to PM me with any questions. I'll be more than happy to assist in any way possible.

Sorry for any errors. Typing this on my phone.

[sfbay]

my ex neighbor three houses down gave me a bad review... he was a 1%'er and screw him...

don't worry about it.