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 Kansas Statute 74-5605.
  

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

• If military service has been rendered your DD214 must reflect a separation code and an honorable discharge or a discharge under honorable conditions.
  

• Applicants will be eliminated from the process if they have falsified, intentionally misrepresented, or have not been completely truthful or have not fully disclosed ALL information requested on a questionnaire, document, or application as part of the pre-employment process. 
  

• No convictions for any misdemeanor crimes involving morals, drugs, or weapon charges in the past five years.
  

• Must not have used, bought, or possessed marijuana in the past three years. 
  

• Must not have used, bought, or possessed illegal or non-prescriptive steroids in the past three years. 
  

• Must not have used any felony level drug or controlled substance, i.e. cocaine, heroin, LSD, ecstasy, fentanyl, hashish, mushrooms; opium, methamphetamine, etc.
  

• No convictions or involvement of any misdemeanor crimes of violence, or use of physical force or threats, during the past five years. 
  

• Has not been convicted, does not have an expunged conviction, and has not been placed on diversion by any state or the federal government for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or its equivalent under the uniform code of military justice, when such misdemeanor crime of domestic violence was committed on or after the effective date of this act. 
  

• No convictions or involvement in misdemeanor property crimes within the past three years.
  

• May not have been convicted of, plead guilty or no contest to, or been diverted on a serious traffic violation within the past three years.  Serious traffic violations to include, but not limited to, DUI, reckless driving, hit and run, vehicular homicide, and eluding a police officer. 
  

• May not have been convicted of, plead guilty or no contest to or been diverted on no more than two moving traffic violations within the past year.  
  

• No convictions, diversions, expungements, or involvement of any felony crime including juvenile offenses. 
  

• Must not be currently charged with or under indictment for any criminal activity other than minor traffic violations.
  

• As an adult or juvenile may not have been convicted of a crime involving an act of dishonesty, to include but not limited to theft, insufficient funds (checks), fraud, false police reports etc. 
  

• If previous law enforcement experience has been rendered, must not have a sustained violation of dishonesty to include but not limited to, lying, falsifying reports or documents, illegally obtaining narcotics, courtroom testimony/credibility. 
  

• This list is not inclusive.  An applicant may also be disqualified if the totality of their circumstances indicates that he/she would not be suitable as a police officer.

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.

Last updated: 5/23/11