Criminal Justice Technician

Criminal Justice Technician

The recruitment is exempt from the hiring freeze (Administrative Order 358)

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants must meet Alaska Residency Requirements in order to be considered for employment at this time.

This position conducts comprehensive criminal history research to identify marijuana possession convictions that qualify for review under applicable state law. It ensures the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of Alaska criminal history records and the National Criminal History Repository. The position reviews and verifies criminal history records, court documents, charging instruments, judgments, and other source records to determine statutory eligibility. It coordinates with state and local criminal justice agencies to obtain missing documentation, resolve discrepancies, and reconcile records with federal repositories.

The position documents research findings and prepares eligible cases for subsequent review and processing under the Marijuana Conviction Review Project.

The Criminal Records Unit processes all disposition information into the state's criminal history repository. The repository is used by criminal justice and non-criminal justice agencies throughout Alaska and nationwide, and the information maintained in the repository is critical for public safety to ensure decisions based on criminal history records are made using the most complete and accurate information available.

Joining our team provides an opportunity to promote public safety and to provide support and technical assistance to law enforcement, other criminal justice agencies, non-criminal justice agencies, and the public throughout the state. This position provides an excellent opportunity to further develop research skills while working with a dedicated, motivated, and dynamic group where team input is encouraged.

This position is located in East Anchorage in the Department of Public Safety's (DPS) Headquarters building at 5700 East Tudor Road, which includes the following: the Chugach Mountains providing the backdrop for the building, ample parking, public transportation drop points located directly in front of the building, and paved trails adjacent to the building. Individual office space for this position is co-located with other criminal records unit staff to encourage team building and collaborative efforts.

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to manage a situation; identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Self-Management:
Sets well-defined and realistic goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing projects in a timely manner and is motivated to achieve.

Research:
Gathers, organizes, and maintains information, determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.

Criminal Justice Technician 1:
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Accountability:
  Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral and Written Communication:
  Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving:
  Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Criminal Justice Technician 2:
Successful completion of training under a formally established Criminal Justice Technician 1-2…