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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - New York City jail guards hired despite gang ties, criminal records

Posted: 1/17/2015 5:45:42 PM EDT

http://news.yahoo.com/york-city-jail-guards-hired-despite-gang-ties-152059005.html

NEW YORK (Reuters) -
More than one-third of jail guards recently hired by the New York City
Department of Correction had problems including gang affiliations,
criminal histories and significant psychological problems, the city
Department of Investigation said on Thursday.

In a review of more than 150 recent applicants, the
department found red flags that should have disqualified more than a
third of them from policing the problem-plagued city jails or, at the
very least, prompted further review, the report said. Instead, all were
hired.

Investigators found hiring practices in such disarray that staff in
charge could not decipher the applicant evaluation system, which used a
scale of 1 to 5, saying they were not sure whether a 1 or a 5 was the
best score.

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Posted: 1/17/2015 5:51:13 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/17/2015 5:53:24 PM EDT

[#2]

Meh. Saves time and training costs.

Posted: 1/17/2015 7:07:12 PM EDT

[#3]

Corrections. 'Nuff said.

Posted: 1/17/2015 7:17:54 PM EDT

[#4]

Background investigations on done half-assed for the most part when it comes to hiring jailers. A few years ago Dallas County Sheriff's Department had an illegal immigrant working for them for a few years as a jailer. It was revealed when they conducted a FULL background check when she applied to be promoted to Deputy Sheriff.

Posted: 1/17/2015 7:57:28 PM EDT

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Background investigations on done half-assed for the most part when it comes to hiring jailers. A few years ago Dallas County Sheriff's Department had an illegal immigrant working for them for a few years as a jailer. It was revealed when they conducted a FULL background check when she applied to be promoted to Deputy Sheriff.

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My background investigation was wrapped up over 2 years after I was hired.

Posted: 1/17/2015 7:59:07 PM EDT

[#6]

I think we all know what this is about.

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