Fugitive Apprehension Agent

State of Oklahoma

15d • $46,665 - $56,107 • Onsite

About The Position

Basic Purpose: Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities concerning violations of policy by staff, specifically between staff and inmates.

Requirements

• Level I Bachelor’s degree, including at least twenty-four hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science or criminal justice administration and one (1) year of law enforcement experience conducting criminal investigations for a city, county, state or federal government law enforcement entity; or five (5) years' experience as a correctional officer within a State or Privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.
• Level II Bachelor’s degree, including at least twenty-four hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science or criminal justice administration and three (3) years of law enforcement experience conducting criminal investigations for a city, county, state or federal government law enforcement entity; OR ten (10) years’ experience as a correctional officer within a State or Privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.
• Level III Bachelor’s degree, including at least twenty-four hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science or criminal justice administration and five (5) years of professional experience conducting criminal investigations for a city, county, state or federal government law enforcement entity; OR fifteen (15) years’ experience as a correctional officer within a State or Privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.
• Applicants must possess a valid Oklahoma driver’s license at time of appointment in order to perform necessary travel; have and maintain physical and mental stamina adequate to perform the work; be willing to be on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week; be willing to travel frequently and be away from home for extended periods of time; be willing to transfer where needed and to accept assignment anywhere in the state; pass a rigid character and background investigation; and be willing to accept the physical discomforts and/or dangers inherent in the work.
• Applicants will be subject to drug testing.
• Fugitive Apprehension Agents shall meet the training and screening requirements conducted by the Department and certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training within twelve (12) months of employment. (57 O.S. 510)
• No person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony or crime involving moral turpitude and who has not received a full pardon from the proper authority, or who has been convicted of any other felony offense, is eligible for employment in this job classification. (70 O.S. 3311.E and 21 O.S. 1283.B)
• No person who has received a verdict of guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any offense required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act is eligible for employment in this job classification. (57 O.S. 589.C)
• No person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, who has not been pardoned for, or had the conviction expunged or set aside; or is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or the partner’s child or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner or the partner’s child in reasonable fear of bodily injury and includes a finding that the person is a credible threat; or who has been dishonorably discharged from any branch of the armed services is eligible for employment in this job classification. (18 U.S.C. 922)

Nice To Haves

• Investigative, interview, and/or interrogation training, education, and/or experience from a Law Enforcement, Military, or Educational background
• Experience should have dealt with information gathering from people or from evidence.
• Preference given to applicants who are CLEET certified.

Responsibilities

• Assists federal, state, county, and city law enforcement agencies with criminal investigations of law violations occurring on Department of Correction’s property or those involving department employees, inmates or community supervised offenders.
• Conducts criminal investigations of crimes occurring within a correctional facility, including murder, rape, illegal use of drugs, robbery, theft, arson, and fraud.
• Investigates accidents resulting in death or serious injury. Interviews witnesses, suspects, victims, and others.
• Secures crime scenes to insure preservation of evidence or clues.
• Marks and tags evidence to maintain chain of custody; prepares appropriate investigative reports; appears and testifies in court.
• Conducts preliminary investigations into individual(s) and groups that are involved in threat matters to determine if full criminal investigations are warranted.
• Responds to requests for information and assistants from outside law enforcement agencies and others.
• Plans and implements executive protection assignments when investigation reveals legitimate threats made against the Director and/or members of Executive Staff; assignments include but are not limited to: intelligence gathering, static and mobile surveillance, shadow and bodyguard details.
• Provides security for visiting dignitaries.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees