Im just gonna get straight to the point. I have some color blindness and was wondering if I could become a cop. And for those who don't know what color blidness is it's not like I can't see colors, it's just sometimes I don't see the same color you do. I actually talked to a representative from a police station at a Police convention and I asked her the question, can you have color blindness and become a cop? She said well as far as I know, we have a colorblind cop in our department. So if anyone can help answer my question I'd appreciate it.
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Standards will vary from agency to agency. To get an idea of the basic concerns surrounding this issue check out the following document, starting at Page 47:
http://www.post.ca.gov/selection/pdf/Vision.pdf
Good luck.Going too far is half the pleasure of not getting anywhere
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http://waynesword.palomar.edu/colorbl1.htm
Here is a test.
I have red/green color blindness. I recently applied to my local LE Agency and talked to the Chief before applying and told him about the color. He called the State Police Academy. They said it would not affect my chances of being hired and shouldn't be considered as anything that should be used against me. I can see color, just not all colors. Lots of times I call a purple color, blue. Or See a burgandy vehicle and call it red. (My wife always corrects me on the colors).
Here is a good description of the condition http://www.allaboutvision.com/condit...deficiency.htm
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I haven't looked lately, but state police/highway patrol outfits used to tend to be more stringent about vision requirements than local departments. Color blindness was a DQ, as was uncorrected vision worse than 20/40. You probably won't have much or a problem in most local agencies.
I had a lieutenant that claimed to be totally colorblind. He once told me, "I had to find a job where all my work clothes were the same color."Tim Dees, now writing as a plain old forum member, his superpowers lost to an encounter with gold kryptonite.
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Originally posted by kpd932I am Red/Green colorblind and currently working as a police officer with my second agency. I had to take a colorblind test for my second dept. but it did not effect my getting hired.
Good Luck.
hows that workout for you on traffic lights?
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Originally posted by M.A.IIm just gonna get straight to the point. I have some color blindness and was wondering if I could become a cop. And for those who don't know what color blidness is it's not like I can't see colors, it's just sometimes I don't see the same color you do. I actually talked to a representative from a police station at a Police convention and I asked her the question, can you have color blindness and become a cop? She said well as far as I know, we have a colorblind cop in our department. So if anyone can help answer my question I'd appreciate it.
I have the same thing and i have been a police officer for a while. Some departments will have a problem with it and some will not. Good luck
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Originally posted by safetyobchttp://waynesword.palomar.edu/colorbl1.htm
Here is a test.
I have red/green color blindness. I recently applied to my local LE Agency and talked to the Chief before applying and told him about the color. He called the State Police Academy. They said it would not affect my chances of being hired and shouldn't be considered as anything that should be used against me. I can see color, just not all colors. Lots of times I call a purple color, blue. Or See a burgandy vehicle and call it red. (My wife always corrects me on the colors).
Here is a good description of the condition http://www.allaboutvision.com/condit...deficiency.htm
Yea, I have the red/green colorblindess and I also mistake some colors like you. Also thanks for the info.Last edited by M.A.I; 09-18-2005, 10:39 PM.
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Prior to entering an academy in Michigan, you have to take a colorblind test. A friend of mine did not pass. He cannot work as a LEO anywhere in Michigan. I am not sure about what type of colorblindness he has, but it was bad enough to DQ him.
Call some academies in your area and find out what type of test is administered, then go to an eye doctor and take the test. Shouldn't cost too much, and then you will know for sure if you can pass.
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