FBI no longer treating an applicant's experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring

The bureau still intends to dismiss applicants who are revealed during the vetting process to have engaged in prostitution within the last 10 years, three or more times overall or while in a position of trust such as public safety, according to guidance issued this past spring and described by a person familiar with th

The shift is being made at a time when current and former officials worry that the FBI, and the Justice Department more generally, have eased recruitment requirements.

This move away from an automatic disqualification represents part of a broader evolution in recruitment standards across federal law enforcement agencies

Bureau will still dismiss those engaged with sex workers within past 10 years, three or more times overall, or while in public safety capacity The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some cand

The bureau still intends to dismiss applicants who are revealed during the vetting process to have engaged in prostitution within the last 10 years, three or more times overall or while in a position of trust such as public safety.

The FBI is no longer treating an applicant’s prior encounters with prostitutes as an automatic bar against employment

The FBI is no longer treating an applicant’s prior encounters with prostitutes as an automatic bar against employment

FBI no longer treating an applicant's experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring  AP News