Crime Analyst
Brazos County Sheriff's Department
Application Deadline: October 11, 2023 at 5:00 pm
General Summary:
Under general supervision, collects, reviews, and analyzes crime reporting information; interprets patterns and trends. Analysts keep a constant watch on calls for service that come into the emergency dispatch center. As those calls come in they are reviewed for a combination of analytical viability and urgency. Analysts will access multiple commercial and government databases, review and link disparate data elements then rapidly deliver actionable intelligence data to deputies in the field. Performs professional work that is somewhat challenging and varied in nature within general guidelines. Involves some originality and interpretations; situations outside parameters referred to management for clarification.
Essential Duties:
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
• Monitors and operates an integrated computer system that combines live camera feeds, computer-aided dispatch, and the police radio system.
• Identify activity or behavior that necessitates a police response, such as criminal activity in progress, crowd monitoring, and traffic accidents/congestion.
• Observe in-progress calls for service to provide additional information, direct additional resources as needed, and track evolving situations, identification of possible suspects, and suspect vehicles. locating fleeing suspects, and relaying information when on-scene personnel are unable to do so.
• Perform technology-based investigative work in real-time to support communications, dispatch of calls for service, and the response to those calls by public safety units; monitor camera systems and license plate readers relating to in-progress situations and communicate with police resources utilizing police radios, phones, and the computer-aided dispatch system.
• Review archived camera feeds, license plate data, and other digital evidence to assist officers/investigators in solving crimes.
• Collects relevant information and makes timely decisions central to police responses while working in a multifaceted technology-driven environment.
• Provide court testimony when necessary.
• Answers phone calls to assist with any information or technical issues and questions.
• Maintains daily, weekly, or monthly operational reports.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data for preparing reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned based on current workload and department needs.
• Work requires knowledge necessary to understand basic operations, and technical, or office processes. Knowledge is normally acquired through two years of college resulting in an associate degree or equivalent.
Other Duties as assigned.
Supervision
Received:
Given: This is a non-supervisory position.
Education
Required: HS diploma plus 6-8 years directly related experience; OR any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job.
Preferred: Bachelor’s in Business Administration or appropriate specialized field of study plus 2-4 years directly related experience; OR Associates plus 4-6 years directly related experience; OR HS diploma plus 6-8 years directly related experience; OR any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job.
Experience
Required: Minimum of 2 years experience in data collection, interpretation, analysis, and dissemination, as well as knowledge of principles, practices, methodologies, and techniques of crime analysis, crime prevention, law enforcement, and police records processing.
Preferred:
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Required: Texas Class C driver’s license with a good driving record as measured by the County’s evaluation system.
Preferred:
Physical Demands
Typical: Physical demands include but are not limited to: Sitting, talking, hearing, seeing, standing, walking, driving; use of hands and fingers to operate office equipment and machines; and occasionally lifting and/or moving objects up to and including 25 pounds.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Typical:
Knowledge of:
• Operations, services and activities of a crime analysis program.
• Principles of data collection and analysis.
• Recent developments, current literature and information related to crime analysis.
• Principles, practices, methodologies, and techniques of crime analysis, crime prevention, law enforcement and police records processing.
• Methods and techniques used to prepare composite drawings for oral description.
• Modern office equipment including computers and applicable software.
• Statistical and criminological theory.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping.
• Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation.
• Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and safety regulations.
Skills in:
• Gathering, recording and organizing data.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Delivering presentations.
• Research and data mining.
Ability to:
• Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Determine trends in criminal and other related activities.
• Collect and analyze statistical criminal data.
• Determine appropriate visual presentations of statistics or facts.
• Organize information into clear and concise reports.
• Prepare facial composite drawings from oral description.
• Recognize trends, patterns, series, and offender associations relating to crime in reports.
• Perform a variety of research utilizing various data bases.
• Interpret and explain County policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records.
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Work Environment
Typical: Work is performed primarily in an office setting or well-lighted and temperature-controlled working environment. Work shall be performed with tools, appliances, and equipment approved by those agencies and bodies that have control, authority or approval of the design working ranges or limitations of those items; the employee has the responsibility to conform to those ranges and limitations.
