can handle a firearm. Some agencies give calisthenics and obstacle courses. Later on the department will have the applicant fill out a long form about his/her personal history. Someone from the recruiting officer will interview the applicant about the martial he/she filled on the form. Along with the personal history form, the applicant will be given an oral interview with two to five people. The interview typically assesses such qualities as personal skills, communications skills, judgment, and decision-making abilities. As the department begins to get serious about considering you, it will conduct an investigation into the applicant's background, using the history form that was filled out as a starting point. This step is the most important of the selection process, even though the results don't affect your score on the list. This is where the department not only checks the applicants experience and education; they also look at his/her character, integrity, honesty, and commitment. Everything said will be double check by a trained investigator. The investigator will ask his/her birthplace. Place of origin, schools attended, subjects studied, workplaces, tasks performed, basically his/her life will be laid out on paper. The department will go through a lot of trouble and expense to find out if the information is true. The polygraph test, or the lie detector test is part of the background investigation process that will typically be one of the last steps. After he/she has passed everything, a drug test is given for any illegal drugs that can be administered before an offer is employment. After getting hired by the police department the police recruit as to go through hard and extensive training in a police academy from
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