Criminal Justice Technician 1/2 PCN 124219

State of Alaska • Anchorage, AK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position performs research on various criminal records from local and state agencies and is responsible for processing arrest and disposition information into the state’s criminal history repository. Additionally, the position coordinates and responds to requests for record reviews from the department, criminal justice agencies, and the public and coordinates with law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, and correctional facilities to obtain source documents for criminal history events. The criminal records unit processes all disposition information into the state’s criminal history repository. The repository is used by criminal justice and non-criminal justice agencies throughout Alaska and nationwide, and the information maintained in the repository is critical for public safety to ensure decisions based on criminal history records are made using the most complete and accurate information available.

Requirements

• Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Must submit to state and national criminal background check.
• Must have a clean criminal record in order to be granted access to APSIN.
• Requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN).
• Requires a security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to use APSIN.
• Must read, understand, and agree to via signature, an agreement of confidentiality concerning the work commonly encountered within the Department of Public Safety.

Nice To Haves

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to manage a situation; identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about producing consistently accurate work.
• Research: Gathers, organizes, and maintains information, determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
• Successful completion of training under a formally established Criminal Justice Technician 1-2 flexible staffing training plan with the State of Alaska.

Responsibilities

• Performs research on various criminal records from local and state agencies.
• Processes arrest and disposition information into the state’s criminal history repository.
• Coordinates and responds to requests for record reviews from the department, criminal justice agencies, and the public.
• Coordinates with law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, and correctional facilities to obtain source documents for criminal history events.

Benefits

• Opportunity to promote public safety.
• Support and technical assistance to law enforcement, other criminal justice agencies, non-criminal justice agencies, and the public throughout the state.
• Opportunity to further develop research skills.
• Working with a dedicated, motivated, and dynamic group where team input is encouraged.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed