ORT Crime Analyst - Part Time Limited

About the Department

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

The District Attorney’s Office represents the State of Oregon in all criminal cases filed in Deschutes County. The District Attorney and a team of Deputy District Attorneys are responsible for evaluating the investigative reports submitted by local, state and federal agencies and determining whether justice and public safety require prosecution. We serve the people of Deschutes County by promoting justice, strengthening community safety, and increasing trust in the legal system.

While we represent the State of Oregon in criminal matters, we also partner with community organizations, law enforcement, service providers, and victims to achieve outcomes that are fair, effective, and equitable. We balance the use of both traditional prosecution and innovative alternatives and are community-centered and trauma-informed. We embrace diverse backgrounds and perspectives to realize justice and to foster professional growth and collaboration.

Join our dedicated team to make a meaningful impact.

We know where you choose to live, work and play matters. Deschutes County is one of the largest employers in Central Oregon and the largest municipal government in the region. Our dedicated and passionate workforce of more than 1,250 employees provide County services in a number of departments, divisions, and offices. Located in the heart of Central Oregon, between the towering Cascade Mountain Range to the west and the high desert plateau to the east, Deschutes County is the outdoor recreation capital of Oregon.

We enjoy a renowned quality of life, with big-city opportunities and small-town neighborhoods. We hope you’ll consider joining our talented team.

The Organized Retail Theft (ORT) program is a grant‑funded initiative from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) that supports a partnership between the DA’s Office, local law enforcement and retailers to combat retail theft. The ORT Crime Analyst will serve as a critical member of the Deschutes County District Attorney's Office ORT team, and will focus heavily on fencing activity. The Central Oregon ORT initiative will improve law enforcement, prosecution, and retailers’ abilities to reduce the impact of organized retail theft in Deschutes County and Central Oregon.

This position is responsible for identifying ORT fencing operations through social media and third‑party resale networks, assisting Bend PD & Redmond PD in investigating the fencing operations by providing critical data and information, attending ORT & Organized Retail Crime Association (ORCAOR) meetings, and tracking fencing data locally and sharing at the local, regional and state levels. The position will work under the direction of the District Attorney Investigator and will work closely with the ORT program manager and law enforcement at both Bend and Redmond Police Departments.

Goals for the EAP PDT:

• Enhance identification, investigation, and prosecution of ORT crimes.
• Improve our understanding of the evolving environment and underlying causes of ORT within Deschutes County and Central Oregon to reduce ORT within the jurisdiction.
• Expand our collaborative relationships with retailers and other law enforcement agencies (locally, regionally and state‑wide) to reduce ORT.
• Identify and address fencing operations.

Through this grant funding the team will achieve the above goals by increasing public awareness about ORT, hosting targeted enforcement events, using data‑driven investigative techniques, engaging retailers to increase reporting of retail theft, and identifying and prosecuting ORT groups and fencing operations.

To help the ORT team achieve these goals of identifying, tracking, and stopping ORT‑related activity in Central Oregon, the ORT Crime Analyst will work in close partnership with the DA Office, law enforcement, and retailers and will use a variety of sources and techniques to identify fencing operations and other ORT activity within the community.

This position is located in Deschutes County and may be eligible for a hybrid of in‑office/remote work as allowed by policy, and approved by the supervisor.