Crime Analyst - Crime Analysis & Intelligence Division; CAID

Crime analysts support the entire HCSO command. In this capacity, they provide daily support with a priority for public safety, resource management, and crime reduction. This role relies on data collection, extraction, and evaluation to inform performance measures, resource utilization, and crime-reduction strategies. Analysts at this level should have a basic skill set as described in the duties and responsibilities of this job description.

• Collaborate with other analysts and/or personnel to perform routine data collection, evaluation, and analysis tasks on multiple crime types.
• Contribute to the development of crime bulletins, jail-related statistics, use-of-force and prolific offender reporting.
• Collect and route crime bulletins from surrounding law enforcement agencies; highlight relevant information or provide commentary as to the nexus to the county and assess offenders' risk level as it pertains to officer safety.
• Contribute to the development of crime trend and information bulletins to support patrol, investigations, and the criminal justice command.
• Contribute to reports and presentations professionally prepared for distribution to the media, businesses, and community groups.
• Compile data; develop oral and written presentations in a clear and concise manner to support briefings for crime series, patterns, and trends.
• Develop an understanding of the application of crime reduction strategies to support law enforcement and criminal justice commands.
• Perform searches in multiple datasets to evaluate information for patterns, suspect identification, or other operational priorities.
• Notify personnel on methods and/or strategies regarding offender, victim, and MO pattern research.
• Review evidence and/or information provided for active cases to determine similar crime occurrences and/or pattern information.
• Develop and maintain information-sharing practices with regional law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice stakeholders.
• Conduct background research on criminals or suspected criminals under investigation through direct computer access or personal contact with systems and organizations.
• Research, compile, analyze, and interpret statistical data from department and outside agency reports and threat referrals to make appropriate and timely notifications.
• Comply with agency policy on responding to inquiries from external agencies, businesses, community groups, and websites regarding crime activity, trends, and patterns.
• Assist other analysts with tasks and research projects related to crime identification, prevention, and reduction strategies.

This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this position. At its discretion, management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Bachelor's degree or 60 hours of college coursework from an accredited institution in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Data Analytics, Statistics, GIS/Geography, Computer Science, Public Administration, or a closely related field; with at least one (1) year of directly related experience performing data management, analysis, research, or handling sensitive data. This experience may include military service, internships, or fellowships that expose the applicant to government processes and demonstrate analytical responsibility;
  
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• Four (4) years of work experience as an analyst in a law enforcement, criminal justice, military, government, public safety, or comparable environment; or
• Four (4) years of directly related analytical experience in a law enforcement, criminal justice, corrections, emergency communications, military intelligence, government, public safety, or comparable environment.

For the purposes of meeting the minimum qualifications, "directly related analytical experience" means experience collecting, extracting, validating, organizing, researching, analyzing, mapping, reporting, or presenting data or information to support operational, investigative, intelligence, compliance, or resource-allocation decisions.…