Fugitive Apprehension Agent

State of Oklahoma•Oklahoma City, OK

5d•$50,000 - $60,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Fugitive Apprehension Agent serves as a Task Force Officer representing the DOC Contraband Interdiction Division at the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. The role performs specialized investigations to locate, apprehend, and return offenders who have escaped Department of Corrections custody. It also covers criminal investigations in correctional facilities, staff policy violations, facility security inspections, threat assessment, and support for other law enforcement agencies and the DOC Legal Division. The position may involve fugitive investigations, interviews, undercover operations, surveillance, raids, arrests, search warrants, court testimony, executive protection, crime-scene and evidence procedures, facility inspections, inmate threat assessments, and preparation of reports and training materials. Agents maintain escapee records and equipment, notify law enforcement agencies of escapes, and may investigate serious crimes and accidents occurring in correctional facilities. The job has three levels. Level I performs a full range of investigations. Level II handles complex, high-profile work and may train and assist new agents; this level may also conduct polygraph examinations. Level III is a specialist role involving complex investigations and subject-matter expertise, such as crime-scene investigation, polygraph, cellular telephone forensics, or computer forensics, and may provide consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight. This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work. Applicants must be willing to remain on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week; travel frequently and be away from home for extended periods; transfer and accept assignments anywhere in Oklahoma; and accept the physical discomforts and dangers inherent in the work. Applicants are subject to drug testing and must meet Department training and screening requirements, certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, within 12 months of employment. The position is safety sensitive.

Requirements

For Level I: A bachelor’s degree with at least 24 hours in a combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science, or criminal justice administration, plus one year of professional criminal-investigation experience with a city, county, state, or federal government law-enforcement entity; or five years of experience as a correctional officer in a state or privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of required education.
For Level II: A bachelor’s degree with at least 24 hours in the listed fields and three years of professional criminal-investigation experience with a government law-enforcement entity; or ten years of experience as a correctional officer in a state or privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of required education.
For Level III: A bachelor’s degree with at least 24 hours in the listed fields and five years of professional criminal-investigation experience with a government law-enforcement entity; or fifteen years of experience as a correctional officer in a state or privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of required education.
Possess a valid Oklahoma driver’s license at appointment.
Maintain adequate physical and mental stamina and physical fitness to perform assigned duties.
Be willing to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week; travel frequently and be away from home for extended periods; transfer and accept assignment anywhere in the state; and accept the physical discomforts and dangers inherent in the work.
Pass a rigid character and background investigation and submit to drug testing.
Complete Department training and screening requirements, certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, within 12 months of employment.
Meet applicable legal eligibility restrictions, including restrictions related to felony convictions, offenses requiring sex-offender registration, misdemeanor domestic violence convictions, certain protective orders, and dishonorable military discharge.
Knowledge of investigation principles and techniques; federal and state search-and-seizure laws; laws, rules, and regulations governing correctional operations; interviewing methods; discipline of persons under restraint; firearms use and care; and deadly-force and firearms-safety practices.
Ability to organize and present facts clearly and concisely in writing and orally, evaluate situations and choose effective actions, remain alert and respond quickly in emergencies, complete required training, and maintain necessary physical fitness.
Level II additionally requires the ability to work highly independently and conduct several investigations simultaneously.
Level III additionally requires knowledge of a specific investigation specialty and the ability to work independently, conduct several investigations simultaneously, and provide consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight in complex investigative practices.

Responsibilities

Plan, conduct, and coordinate investigations to locate, apprehend, and return escapees to Department of Corrections custody.
Gather and analyze information and interview escapees’ cellmates, associates, relatives, visitors, DOC employees, and other people who may know their whereabouts.
Arrest escapees and testify in court regarding investigations, apprehensions, returns to custody, and related charges.
Coordinate and participate in undercover investigations, raids, and surveillance; obtain and execute arrests and search warrants and other court orders; prepare affidavits and testify on felony charges discovered during fugitive investigations.
Assist federal, state, county, and city law enforcement agencies with investigations involving DOC property, employees, inmates, or community-supervised offenders.
Plan and carry out executive protection assignments in response to legitimate threats against the Director or Executive Staff, including intelligence gathering, surveillance, protection details, and security for visiting dignitaries.
Assist the agency Legal Division with ongoing cases, including surveillance, record inquiries, and service of subpoenas in civil and criminal cases.
Maintain records of escapees at large, keep equipment ready, and notify law enforcement agencies of escapes.
Investigate crimes and serious accidents in correctional facilities; interview witnesses, suspects, and victims; secure crime scenes; preserve and document evidence and chain of custody; prepare reports; and testify in court.
Conduct quarterly facility inspections, investigate alleged policy and procedure violations, research and report on death row inmates, monitor inmate mail and telephone calls, maintain custody of seized contraband, and maintain urinalysis testing equipment and supplies.
Collect and assess information for DOC data systems concerning inmates who may pose a threat within DOC or to outside communities.
Collect information on threat groups, including criminal street gangs, prison gangs, drug trafficking cartels, and domestic or international terror groups.
Conduct preliminary investigations into individuals and groups involved in threat matters to determine whether full criminal investigations are warranted.
Respond to information and assistance requests from outside law enforcement agencies and others.
Develop and present training seminars on individuals and groups involved in threat matters.
Assist in producing written materials that help DOC and law enforcement identify people and groups involved in threats and the tradecraft they use.