City of San Leandro, CA

Definition: Performs a variety of highly specialized technical assignments in support of the City's law enforcement activities; provides crime and criminal intelligence research and analysis in order to project crime trends, linkages, and recommends deployment strategies; disseminates criminal intelligence information provided by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies relative to general criminal activities and specific criminal investigations; and performs related work as required.. For more detailed information about this job classification, visit: Crime Analyst.. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminal justice, criminology, business administration, police science, social science, public administration, statistical analysis, or closely-related field.. The purpose of the questionnaire is to provide applicants the opportunity to elaborate on their experience, education, and training for the Crime Analyst position.. Do you possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminal justice, criminology, business administration, police science, social science, public administration, statistical analysis, or a closely-related field?

crime analyst

The Position
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<li>THIS RECRUITMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED. IT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED.*</li>
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Definition: Performs a variety of highly specialized technical assignments in support of the City's law enforcement activities; provides crime and criminal intelligence research and analysis in order to project crime trends, linkages, and recommends deployment strategies; disseminates criminal intelligence information provided by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies relative to general criminal activities and specific criminal investigations; and performs related work as required.
Supervision Exercised and Received: This class has no supervisory responsibility; may provide technical support to staff. Receives limited supervision from assigned management and/or supervisory staff.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions: The essential functions of the classification may include, but are not limited to, the functions below and are subject to changes in operational necessity.
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<li>Conducts research and analysis of criminal justice information, including criminal patterns and trends in support of Criminal Investigation Division;</li>
<li>Performs statistical and analytical research of crime and intelligence data and provides recommendations to departmental personnel;</li>
<li>Uses general and specialized computer applications in order to gather and analyze crime and intelligence data for crime pattern detection, suspect-crime correlations, target-suspect profiles, and crime forecasting;</li>
<li>Reviews, interprets, categorizes, and enters information in databases, creates reports, charts, graphs and other means of conveying relevant and detailed information clearly and accurately;</li>
<li>Extract data and develop a variety of standards and customized reports, charts, graphs, and maps; and</li>
<li>Performs other related duties as assigned. For more detailed information about this job classification, visit: Crime Analyst.</li>
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Qualifications
Experience and Education Guidelines: Any combination equivalent to experience and education that would most likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminal justice, criminology, business administration, police science, social science, public administration, statistical analysis, or closely-related field. Master's degree is highly desired.
Experience: Two (2) years of experience involving data analysis and evaluation for the implementation of program in the criminal, behavioral or social science fields.
Licenses/certifications/other requirements:
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<li>Classification requires the possession and continued maintenance of a valid class "C" California driver's license.</li>
<li>Possession of a Department of Justice Crime and Intelligence Analysis Certificate or completion of California POST-certified coursework in crime analysis is highly desired.</li>
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Additional Information
Wondering what to expect during the recruitment process? Visit the City's
Job Opportunities page.
<h3>SELECTION PROCESS</h3>
The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the hiring department:
Deadline to Apply Open until filled
Review of Submissions
Ongoing
Panel Interviews
To be determined
The City of San Leandro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information regarding ADA accommodations or Veteran's preference, please visit the City's employment FAQ's page.
For current benefits information, please refer to the Benefits Program page located under the Human Resources Department on the City of San Leandro website at www.sanleandro.org. You will find a comprehensive Summary of Employee Benefits & Contract Provisions. Benefits are listed by bargaining group. Additional information may also be found in the Memorandum of Understanding for the respective bargaining group.
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The purpose of the questionnaire is to provide applicants the opportunity to elaborate on their experience, education, and training for the Crime Analyst position. Responses to the questionnaire will be used to better assess qualifications to determine which applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Do not answer any of the questions by indicating "see application or see resume."
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Do you possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminal justice, criminology, business administration, police science, social science, public administration, statistical analysis, or a closely-related field?
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Yes
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Do you possess two (2) years of experience involving data analysis and evaluation for the implementation of a program in the criminal, behavioral, or social science fields?
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Yes
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Describe your experience conducting research and analysis of crime statistics and providing recommendations to management based off of this information. Include in your response the agency you worked for, your title, and the length of time you served in that capacity.
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Describe your experience exporting and manipulating data to generate customized reports, charts, graphs, and other displays of information. Include in your response the software you use to generate these results and your level of proficiency.
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List the specialized computer applications/software/systems related to this position you are familiar with, how you utilized them, and your proficiency level in each.
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By checking this box, I am confirming that all statements made in this supplemental questionnaire and on the application are accurate and true; and I understand that misstatements or omissions of material facts will result in being rejected from this recruitment process or released from future employment with the City of San Leandro.
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<li>I agree</li>
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Required Question
Agency City of San Leandro
Address 835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California, 94577
Phone 510-577-3396
Website http://www.sanleandro.org

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