repercussions of arrest (charges dropped) - Pls keep this apolitical!

[Anonymous]

Not looking to start a political debate at all - but good friend's son was arrested at an encampment last year. Charges ultimately dropped but he has an unusual name and the information abt his arrest and the encampment are readily available when you search. Will this impact his future plans? What if he decides to pursue grad school? Just curious if other parents of adult children think this is a big deal.

[Anonymous]

He just needs to keep his social media clean. That's what people are going to look at first. If you are really worried, you can pay experts to clean up most search engines' search history, but it costs a ton of money. No, it will not impact graduate school admissions.

[Anonymous]

If he ever applies for a job that's very picky or a visa or a clearance that asks have you ever been arrested he has to answer yes. Can add charges were dropped. But do not lie.

[Anonymous]

He might want to reach out to the local public defender wherever he got arrested and see if the arrest can expunged from the public record. The laws are different by state, and they'll know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He might want to reach out to the local public defender wherever he got arrested and see if the arrest can expunged from the public record. The laws are different by state, and they'll know.

Even if expunged some clearances ask. Just be truthful. That's a test.

[Anonymous]

What was the charge? I've been arrested for civil disobedience related charges and it's had zero affect on my career, including starting a job that conducted a background check and waiving into the DC bar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He might want to reach out to the local public defender wherever he got arrested and see if the arrest can expunged from the public record. The laws are different by state, and they'll know.

This. What was the charge? And what do you mean by readily available based on name? Mugshots? Court records? Or is this something that made the news?

[Anonymous]

My two friends, ex coworker and I have all been arrested. I went to grad school, became a citizen here, and worked in DCPS without the arrest ever coming up.
One friend became a nurse, the other works for a foreign embassy. The ex coworker travels freely and has an ABRA license.
No problems ever as it is very different from being convicted.
None of us should have picked up. Judge was just as confused as we all. One expunged her record, but I find it to be too much paperwork.