Criminal Analyst

Shelby County Law Enforcement Personnel Board•Columbiana, AL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Criminal Analyst is a civilian employee (non-sworn) who is responsible for performing statistical and legal research relating to crime pattern direction, suspect-crime correlation, target suspect data and crime forecasting. The Criminal Analyst is expected to provide accurate and timely crime and intelligence information in support of patrol operations, criminal investigations, crime prevention, and administrative functions. Job duties are technical in nature, and support the overall Shelby County Sheriff's Office mission. Work is performed independently, under general supervision from the Sheriff, Chief Deputy or designee. Work is reviewed for accuracy, productivity and compliance with established procedures. This position does not supervise others.

Requirements

Citizenship: United States
Age: 19 years of age or older
High School diploma or GED
Certified Crime Analyst or Certified Crime & Intelligence Analyst through a recognized Criminal Analyst program.
Must successfully complete an interview, background investigation, polygraph examination, personality inventory, drug screen, and medical examination.
Must meet those requirements to obtain a state of Alabama driver's license

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or Associate's degree in job-related field.

Responsibilities

Providing intelligence products and reports to include relevant statistical, analytical, and research data for use in decision-making
Working with federal, state, and local agencies to share intelligence information to assist in investigations
Analyzing statistical data to assist in proactive and targeted investigations
Interacting and communicating with other law enforcement personnel and analysts within fusion centers (e.g., Metro Area Crime Center) to obtain and share intelligence
Checking anonymous tips for leads and intelligence
Utilizing various methodology to assess crime data and develop suspect profiles
Utilizing various methods of analysis depending on the need (e.g., link analysis, film analysis, temporal analysis, spatial analysis, financial analysis, phone tree analysis, etc.)
Providing case support to criminal investigations by geographically linking criminal intelligence to individuals, organizations, and criminal activity
Developing crime reports, mapping criminal activity, bulleting, charts, etc., to support policing activities
Conducting presentations to inform of crime data, trends, patterns, etc.
Putting statistical reports together on a weekly/monthly/or on as-needed basis
Preparing custom reports as requested to support the Sheriff and administration with meetings, presentations, decision-making, budgets, etc.
Other job functions as assigned