With reference to the news article appearing in the Information Room titled "How much drug use is too much? LAPD's looser hiring policy concerns some" dated 21 May 2006. There it reports that LAPD has hired 6 officers who have previously experimented with hard drugs such as cocaine prior to joining the Department. LAPD cites the reason for relaxing their drug policy to increase recruitment as a survey states 40 percent of adults aged 18 to 25 have experimented in drugs therefore this policy reflects that to ensure sufficient recruitment.
Do the previous use of drugs state something about the character of the individual bringing into question their integrity or with stringent candidate screening on their drug experimentation is this a credible solution to recruitment difficulties?
What do members think?
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