What is recommended by the IACP for the pre-screening of law enforcement candidates in order to prevent officer involved domestic violence (OIDV) incidents?

What will be an ideal response?


Pre-hire screening and investigation are critical to a proper OIDV policy. The IACP recommends that departments conduct thorough background investigations of all potential new employees using address history, driver's record, and a domestic violence protection order database. All candidates for police employment shall be asked if they have engaged in or been investigated for domestic violence offenses. Candidates for employment shall also be asked about any past arrests, suspended sentences, diversion programs, convictions, and protection orders related to elder abuse, child abuse, sexual assault, stalking, or domestic violence-related offenses. Those candidates with a history of perpetrating violence should be screened out at this point in the hiring process. Candidates shall be clearly informed of the department's position of zero tolerance concerning domestic violence by its officers. The psychological screening of all viable candidates will focus on indicators of abusive tendencies in the candidate's background.

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