Can you become a security guard if you been arrested before?

If you were arrested but not charged, you don't have any criminal record and you are free to apply for whatever job you'd like.

No

Source(s):
....I am a retired police officer. I retired as a sergeant, after 29 years, from a very large department, about 12,000 officers. I was a patrol officer for 4 years in a very diverse area. I was a tactical officer in the high rise project areas of my city. We called it vertical patrol in that we walked the the stairways of the high rises most of the time. I did that for 5 years and was promoted by test to detective. I worked violent crime (homicide, sex, officer involved shootings, robbery, kidnapping, serious non property incidents) for 11 years until I was promoted to sergeant. I worked as a street supervisor, a bicycle patrol supervisor and a desk sergeant/watch commander.
During my time as a tactical officer and a detective I was a unit representative for the police union.
I have a B.A in English and an M.S. in Law Enforcement Administration....

you can apply

Arrested for WHAT?
Where you actually charged?
Where you convicted?

I’ve been arrested before. If you’ve been arrested before and released without any charge then you’re free to apply to any job you want. In the UK Being arrested doesn’t say anything it’s whenever the police actually decides to caution/ charge you and that would!

If you have been arrested, but not convicted, then you have no criminal record. Whether or not a private security firm will consider your arrest record is different for each firm. Facts and circumstances matter; what were you arrested for? Were the charges dropped by the DA? Were you acquitted in a court of law? Tell us more.