Bob Walsh
Stockton, CA
Male, 60
I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
You can email me at . I hope you are not in a big hurry for a response, but I will do what I can.
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Prisoners are by nature or by training and experience aggressive. Some of the staff are too. The two things sort of run together..
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I do not know of any agencies that do a poly any more. Doesn't mean there are not any. CA does a decent basic background check. Obviously they do a criminal records check and public record financial check. DMV. I believe they also mail out questionaires to people you indicate as references. I don't know if they do many personal contact interviews. Drug screen also of course. Psych eval.
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It is possible to sue almost anybody for almost anything. Winning is a lot harder. That being said people sue police departments all the time for False Arrest and are sometimes successful. Suing a judge or district attorney for malicious prosecution or outright illegal activity in obtaining a false conviction is almost impossible. Remember a "wrong" outcome does not mean that the officials involved necessarily did anything wrong.
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Sushi Chef
How do sushi chefs tell when a fish has gone bad? Is it just the smell?
Casting Director
What do you look for when auditioning candidates for reality TV?
Pharmacist
Have you ever given someone the wrong prescription?
Officially, NO. Unofficially, maybe. IF he is heavily gang involved there will be some suspicion that you are a plant. your background will be looked at more closely than it might be otherwise. There is however no law nor civil service rule that prohibits hiring the family of current guests of the state as peace officers.
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In CA that is NOT true. The problem arises if one of you promotes. The other can not work in his/her direct chain of command. You could still work at the same facility. As long as one is not supervising the other it is not a problem.
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Typically not very. Most inmates are career criminals and know that getting locked up from time to time is the cost of doing business.
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