Police Detective

Career Opportunities with City of Liberal

A great place to work.

Careers At City of Liberal

Share with friends or Subscribe!

Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities?

Join our team!

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Subscribe to our RSS feeds to receive instant updates as new positions become available.

This is a non-exempt position with limited supervisory responsibilities, but may require supervisory skills and management of personnel that are assigned operations of investigating criminal activity. Primary work functions are to investigate criminal activity, coordinate lead assignments with other police personnel and ensure the completion of all case assignments and acts as a liaison with the prosecuting attorneys on assigned cases to ensure readiness of cases submitted for prosecution.

• Ensure legality, consistency, non-bias, diplomacy and good judgment in law enforcement activities.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of patrol officers, investigators, and technical support personnel that are assigned to assist in the investigation of criminal activity.
• Investigate criminal activity by using ethical, legal and approved methods.
• Interview witnesses, suspects and victims of all ages and races with courtesy and diplomacy.
• Confer with division commanders and administrative staff.
• Assume command of law enforcement personnel responding to crime scenes and critical incidents in the absence of a ranking supervisor or command staff.
• Manage a case load effectively, completing all necessary lead assignments and tasks in a timely manner to ensure the successful resolution of all cases.
• Analyze preliminary investigations, develop and prioritize lead assignments.
• Make monthly inspections of all assigned equipment to ensure its reliability and state of readiness. Report any deficiencies immediately to the appropriate supervisor.
• Meet with public officials and citizen groups to enhance public relations and to explain police functions.
• Assume command of law enforcement personnel responding to crime scenes and critical incidents in the absence of a ranking supervisor or command staff.
• Direct the processing of crime scenes. Coordinate lead assignments with support personnel, outside agencies and other organizations involved with the investigation.
• Ensure that all evidence is properly submitted to the laboratory for analysis and evaluation.
• Ensure that all worked performed, by assigned personnel, is properly documented and completed.
• Develop and maintain informants that will aid in the collection of intelligence information. Maintain control of any cooperating individuals during police operations that are used in a proactive investigation.
• Act as a liaison with the prosecuting attorneys, victims and witnesses and maintain contact with them throughout any judicial proceedings.
• Give accurate and honest testimony during judicial hearings.

Knowledge of:

• United States and Kansas Constitutions, Federal, State and City criminal and traffic laws and ordinances, and related court decisions.
• General social problems and cultural diversity of citizenry.
• Modern police methods, practices and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of municipal police functions, including principles, practices and techniques of law enforcement and crime prevention.
• Considerable knowledge in investigative techniques, crime scene processing, laboratory services.
• The geography of the City, community service organizations, location of facilities and buildings, and the established districts.
• City of Liberal Personnel Rules/Policies, Administrative Regulations, department policies, General Orders and Special Orders.
• First aid principles and practices.

Ability to:

• Ability to analyze a wide variety of challenges and to assign and direct personnel in operations.
• Ability to record details about names, faces and incidents quickly, clearly and accurately.
• Ability to distinguish colors accurately.
• Ability to accurately and effectively discharge a rifle, shotgun and handgun in the performance of police duties.
• Ability to subdue within reasonable terms a violent and/or uncooperative person…