Crime Analyst Supervisor
About The Position
A Crime Analyst Supervisor is responsible for operational planning, coordinating, supervising, and participating in the activities of the Crime Analysis Unit in the Police Department. Duties include: measuring and evaluating work performance; training Crime Analysts in essential functions, processes, and procedures; interviewing, hiring, counseling, and disciplining staff; completing performance appraisals; planning, directing, and coordinating activities by overseeing the scheduling and prioritizing of work assignments; and implementing operating procedures. Work involves preparing, analyzing, and sharing complex crime, intelligence, and report trends at an expert level; performing advanced analytical work while researching and analyzing a variety of societal issues; and identifying spatial and temporal crime patterns and trends. The Crime Analyst Supervisor guides the department on how crime analysis products should be used to combat crime, develops continuity and standardization within existing analytical practices and procedures while making improvements where identified, and interacts with the Police Department leadership to provide input on policy development. A Crime Analyst Supervisor will have significant experience in designing and/or managing the COMPSTAT or similar formalized reporting process in a public safety agency. This class is distinguished from the Crime Analyst classification by its responsibility for supervision and coordination of training for the Crime Analysis unit. Assignments are generally in the form of broad requests and objectives that require independent initiative, judgment, latitude, and considerable flexibility in developing/designing a training plan and selection of methods and procedures. This class is supervised by the Police Division Manager for the Office of Strategic Initiatives. Performance is evaluated through effective work coordination, quality and timeliness of analytical products, staff development, and achievement of established objectives. This class is FLSA exempt administrative.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Business Administration, Statistics, or closely related field.
- Extensive (5+ years) experience conducting research, data collection, and statistical analysis in a law enforcement agency, military intelligence, criminal justice, government, academic, or business environment.
- Good (1 – 3 years) experience in a lead or supervisory capacity.
- Successful completion of a background investigation.
- Must possess Analyst certification from the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) or the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) within one year of hire or promotion date.
- Individuals shall be subject to pre-employment or pre-placement alcohol, drug and/or controlled substance testing as outlined in City policy and procedures.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Business Administration, Statistics, or closely related field.
- Two years of lead or supervisory experience.
- Experience leading process improvement projects
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Products
- Experience working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Experience working with Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS)
- General programming experience related to the criminal justice field
Responsibilities
- Measuring and evaluating work performance
- Training Crime Analysts in essential functions, processes, and procedures
- Interviewing, hiring, counseling, and disciplining staff
- Completing performance appraisals
- Planning, directing, and coordinating activities by overseeing the scheduling and prioritizing of work assignments
- Implementing operating procedures
- Preparing, analyzing, and sharing complex crime, intelligence, and report trends at an expert level
- Performing advanced analytical work while researching and analyzing a variety of societal issues
- Identifying spatial and temporal crime patterns and trends
- Guiding the department on how crime analysis products should be used to combat crime
- Developing continuity and standardization within existing analytical practices and procedures while making improvements where identified
- Interacting with the Police Department leadership to provide input on policy development
- Designing and/or managing the COMPSTAT or similar formalized reporting process in a public safety agency
- Supervising and coordinating training for the Crime Analysis unit
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
