Crime Analysis Specialist
POLICE DIVISION
Crime Analysis Specialist collects, analyzes, and provides crime information. Crime Analysis Specialist is responsible for research, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Crime Analysis Specialist works within broad policy and organizational guidelines; independently plans and implements projects; reports progress of major activities through periodic conferences and meetings.
TYPICAL TASKS for Crime Analysis Specialist:
•Monitors laws, rules, policy, procedures, and emerging technology in the field of crime analysis to recommend or adopt new or improved processes or procedures.
•Acquires, stores, and retrieves data, reports, and other crime related information to and from databases.
•Assembles, organizes, and analyzes crime related data to detect trends, patterns, or other information to aid in law enforcement and the prevention of crime.
•Assists law enforcement officers with advice, maps, charts, and other forms of information.
•Coordinates with other departments or outside agencies to assist with law enforcement activities by providing crime related information or consultation.
•Issues special bulletins, alerts, or other notices to alert law enforcement or others to significant trends or changes in criminal activities or to special hazards.
•Attends or conducts case or staff meetings to exchange information; attends in-service training and technical or professional classes, seminars, or conferences to improve technical or professional skills.
•Completes special projects, such as FOIA requests, Town Hall meeting presentations, etc.; may assist in creation of SOPs, SARA models, and other official department matters.
•Oversees special projects and dissemination of data, coordinates efforts among other analysts on projects, and may train lower level analysts as needed.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
TYPICAL TASKS for Crime Analysis Specialist:
•Monitors laws, rules, policy, procedures, and emerging technology in the field of crime analysis to recommend or adopt new or improved processes or procedures.
•Acquires, stores, and retrieves data, reports, and other crime related information to and from databases.
•Assembles, organizes, and analyzes crime related data to detect trends, patterns, or other information to aid in law enforcement and the prevention of crime.
•Assists law enforcement officers with advice, maps, charts, and other forms of information.
•Coordinates with other departments or outside agencies to assist with law enforcement activities by providing crime related information or consultation.
•Issues special bulletins, alerts, or other notices to alert law enforcement or others to significant trends or changes in criminal activities or to special hazards.
•Attends or conducts case or staff meetings to exchange information; attends in-service training and technical or professional classes, seminars, or conferences to improve technical or professional skills.
•Completes special projects, such as FOIA requests, Town Hall meeting presentations, etc.; may assist in creation of SOPs, SARA models, and other official department matters.
•Oversees special projects and dissemination of data, coordinates efforts among other analysts on projects, and may train lower level analysts as needed.
Performs other related duties as assigned.