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GREENVILLE, NC - Crime Analyst II

SALARY: $40,872.00 /Year
OPENING DATE: 03/03/10
CLOSING DATE: 03/28/10 11:59 PM

JOB SUMMARY:
Under general supervision of the Assistant Chief of Police, responsible for research and analysis of complex law enforcement data; identification and interpretation of criminal activity, patterns, and trends; and forecasting trends to aid in staffing and deployment of police personnel.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Conducts research and strategic crime analysis to identify crime patterns and trends; analyzes long term crime patterns and trends using probability studies and complex statistical analyses such as random samplings, correlation, and regression analysis; develops and tests hypotheses; develops victim and suspect profiles (e.g. physical or vehicle description profiles); forecasts future criminal activity.
• Prepares strategic action plans; assists operations and management personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activity.
• Makes written and oral presentations, using charts and graphs, to inform police officers, detectives, investigators, and commanders of emerging or existing crime series, patterns, and trends, as well as suspect and victim profiles.
• Conducts tactical crime analyses, identifying current crime series and hot spots; prepares tactical action plans.
• Collects and organizes criminal information from all available resources, including the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system, field interviews, intelligence information, other agencies, media, review of crime reports and supplements, informational surveys, and retrieval of crime information stored in case and assigned data files in order to study and analyze past and existing crime series, patterns, and trends.
• Attends regional meetings of crime analysis professionals in order to share information on crime patterns, new methodologies, and developing tools.
• Monitors local, regional, and national crime trends;
• Processes routine and special requests of departmental and City personnel, other agencies, the media, and citizens, from written correspondence and statistical summaries and reports relating to crime analysis.
• Ensures that policies and procedures pertaining to crime analysis comply with Federal and State legal and judicial requirements and with standards of accreditation.
• Monitors and determines effectiveness of crime analysis information and services provided; provides feedback analysis and program evaluation using available crime data.
• Drafts and prepares reports, memoranda, general orders, standard operating procedures, and similar materials pertaining to crime analysis.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, mathematics/statistics, criminal justice, computer science, sociology, police science, or related field. Master's degree preferred.

Experience: Two to four years of directly related work experience in crime analysis and GIS systems analysis, design, development, and integration (preferably in a city government setting); experience in a variety of GIS and client/server computing environments.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Good knowledge of GIS applications, including ESRI's suite of software for GIS; knowledge of SQL databases, Visual Basic and ArcGIS is a plus. Ability to create/update databases essential. Good knowledge of quantitative methods and research techniques to include knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of statistical analysis including multivariate, frequency, functional, cluster, correlation, and regression analysis; crime analysis methodologies including cartographic analysis, crime mapping, operations analysis, linking, profiling; law enforcement operations, procedures, and regulations; techniques and principles of report writing and presentation; standard English grammar and usage; GIS and RMS systems.

Ability to: define problems, develop and test hypotheses, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; analyze qualitative and quantitative data; consider options, formulate strategies, and make practical recommendations; use general and specialized computer applications; identify and distinguish crime patterns, trends, and series; exercise objectivity; communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively orally and in writing; prepare graphs, tables, and statistical charts; establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues, departmental staff, and representatives of other organizations and agencies; maintain confidentiality of information; train and provide technical assistance to others; work independently with minimal supervision.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of a valid North Carolina driver's license.

APPLICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED AND FILED ONLINE AT:
http://www.greenvillenc.gov

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