Posted on Mar 8, 2023
A Kansas bill hopes to weed out bad cops by sharing job applications
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Police departments in the state already can alert each other to officers who've been disciplined at past jobs.
TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas police departments could soon have another tool to keep unqualified candidates away from law enforcement.
A proposed bill would require agencies to share information used on a job application and, more importantly, share information on why a candidate was rejected.
A candidate could be rejected from one law enforcement agency and continue to apply to other agencies without those agencies knowing why they were rejected. Law enforcement agencies can share application materials with other departments that show why they rejected a candidate, but they currently don’t have to.
Ed Klumpp, a former Topeka Police chief, said it is helpful when they do.
TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas police departments could soon have another tool to keep unqualified candidates away from law enforcement.
A proposed bill would require agencies to share information used on a job application and, more importantly, share information on why a candidate was rejected.
A candidate could be rejected from one law enforcement agency and continue to apply to other agencies without those agencies knowing why they were rejected. Law enforcement agencies can share application materials with other departments that show why they rejected a candidate, but they currently don’t have to.
Ed Klumpp, a former Topeka Police chief, said it is helpful when they do.
A Kansas bill hopes to weed out bad cops by sharing job applications
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COL Randall C.
Agree. They should do this on all jobs where a degree of trust is put on the applicant. Law enforcement, medical, teachers, etc.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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I have said this for years. I would really like agencies to be forthcoming with forced resignation’s (resign or be fired) also, but it is not always the case. I know we had one case locally years ago that was terminated only to find out in the fallout that they had two previous resignations prior to termination. It can ABSOLUTELY be a public safety issue.
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