QUALIFICATIONS

Police Recruit applicants must meet the following initial requirements:

• Be at least 21 years old by the time of hire.

• Be a United States citizen.

• Be a high school graduate or have a GED certificate.

• If you have had military service, discharge must be "honorable," or "under honorable conditions."

• Be able to obtain a valid Kansas driver's license by time of hire.

• Be able to live within the city limits, or within 30 minutes lawful driving time of the city limits, within the required time limits after hire.

• Must pass all the steps listed under "Application Process."

• Must satisfy all requirements as set forth in K.S.A. 74-5605

• Must satisfy all requirements as set forth by the City of Wichita.

• Vision standard meets Visual Acuity Standard Uncorrected 20/100 and Visual Acuity Standard Corrected 20/30

• No evidence of deception or subterfuge demonstrated during the pre-employment process. Applicants who do not meet this qualifier may have their files reviewed on a case-by-case basis at the Training Bureau Commander's discretion.

• No convictions of morals, drugs or weapons charges in the past five years.

• No convictions of misdemeanor crimes of violence, or use of physical force or threat thereof, during the preceding five years.

• No convictions, diversions, or expungements of DUI during the past two years.

• No convictions of misdemeanor property crimes within the past two years.

• No more than two moving violation convictions, or being at fault in more than one traffic accident during the past twelve months.

• No convictions, diversions, or expungements of any felony crime.

The following additional minimum standards involve activities which may to date have been unreported to or undetected by law enforcement, but which will result in disqualification if discovered during the pre-employment process or thereafter.

• No undetected illegal misdemeanor drug possession or use in the past two years.

• No illegal distribution or sale of any drug.

• No undetected misdemeanor crimes involving morals or weapons charges in the past five years.

• No undetected commissions of misdemeanor crime of violence, or use of physical force or threat thereof, during the past five years.

• No undetected commissions of misdemeanor property crimes during the past two years.

• Any undetected commission of felony crime (including usage of felony drugs) will result in immediate disqualification. Any information relative to criminal prosecution will be forwarded to the proper jurisdiction.

Your background will be closely examined using very high professional, legal, ethical and moral standards. If you think any of the "disqualifiers" apply to you, call the Human Resource Department, (316) 268-4531, or the Law Enforcement Training Center, (316) 660-3810, for more information. (The list is subject to change at any time at the department's discretion.)

If you have additional questions in regards to recruitment, qualifications, etc.,
you may send your email inquiry to dwilson@wichita.gov.