Most agencies would be very reluctant to hire a former gang member.
Being a member of an active criminal gang usually means committing a series of crimes that can range from narcotics distribution to murder. That kind of record alone is sufficient to make you ineligible to be a police officer. That there might not have been any convictions would be mostly irrelevant. Law enforcement agencies are concerned with what you did, not what you got caught doing. These things tend to come out during background investigations.
There is also the fear of having gang members infiltrate the police ranks. Part of the problem that gave rise to the infamous Rampart scandal at LAPD was that officers assigned to the CRASH (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, the anti-gang unit at that time) unit had street gang ties themselves.
For a former gang member to be considered for hire as a law enforcement officer, there would have to be a complete severance of all gang ties and a record of exemplary conduct for 5-10 years. Even then, many agencies would reject you.
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