Job Description
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Duties
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Oversee the preparation, identification, and maintenance of assigned evidence and found property.
- Perform field forensic work under the direction of sworn staff; search for and collect physical evidence; photograph and video record crime scenes; make diagrams and log items collected from each location; process and send out blood and urine samples to be analyzed; conduct specialized tasks in photography, latent fingerprint development, and other evidence collection as required.
- Identify and preserve evidence; make evidence available for viewing and courtroom presentations; book property into and out of evidence to preserve the chain of evidence; maintain evidence rooms and storage areas in an organized and orderly fashion; maintain detailed filing systems and records on all booked property; destroy and release property; inventory monies and narcotics; generate reports and assist other members of the Sheriff's Office with investigations as required.
- Classify and identify fingerprints; assist in identification matters with Federal, State, and local authorities; prepare fingerprint displays for court; compare latent fingerprints to known and unknown suspects and victims; maintain and use files and computer systems to identify suspects; maintain and operate equipment for processing of fingerprints.
- Take official and personnel photographs for the purpose of identification and evidence; take photographs relating to evidence in support of criminal investigations in the field, at autopsies, and in-house; enlarge crime scene photographs to be utilized as courtroom exhibits; maintain files of photographs.
- Cooperate and work closely with other law enforcement agencies in identification matters as required.
- Requisition materials and supplies as necessary; assist supervisory personnel and other staff in identifying future budgetary needs.
- Instruct and assist officers in the proper use of photographic and fingerprint equipment.
- Prepare various written reports as necessary.
- Provide testimony in court as directed.
- Provide adequate staff coverage/availability outside of normal business hours, as needed.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Requirements
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:
- Experience: Two (2) years of responsible evidence collection and preparation experience performing duties similar to an Evidence Technician I with Placer County.
- Training: Equivalent to the completion of twelfth grade. Additional specialized training in evidence collection, law enforcement, or a related field is desirable.
Knowledge of
- Basic law enforcement terminology and operations.
- Basic police reports.
- Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment.
- Principles and practices of evidence collection, analysis, and management, in addition to advanced criminal identification techniques emphasizing photography and fingerprinting.
- Modern methods, practices, and techniques of law enforcement work including knowledge of criminal investigation and crime scene analysis.
- Use of various electronic video equipment.
- Standard fingerprint classification methods, practices, records, and equipment.
- Digital photography
- Principles and practices of work safety, including the handling of urine and blood samples.
- Basic law enforcement report preparation.
- Basic record keeping and budgeting techniques.
Ability to
- On a continuous basis, know and understand all aspects of the job; intermittently analyze work papers, reports, and special projects; analyze crime scenes; develop evidence to be processed; understand and recall principles of evidence collection and analysis; identify, interpret, explain, and enforce evidentiary and other law enforcement procedures; observe while in the field; review and interpret case reports; focus on a single task for long periods of time; work with frequent interruptions; work under time pressure and complete a high volume of tasks; maintain awareness of safety at all times.
- On an intermittent basis, sit at a desk or in a vehicle for extended periods of time; walk and stand for long periods of time; push, pull, grasp, bend, twist, squat, stoop, kneel, reach, climb, crouch, and crawl to access office and field work equipment and to perform field duties; see and hear with sufficient acuity to perform essential job functions; use telephone, write, and use a keyboard to communicate; occasionally lift heavy weight.
- Learn modern criminal identification techniques, emphasizing photography and fingerprinting.
- Learn to operate equipment and materials used in photographic and fingerprint work, including sophisticated computer programs and equipment.
- Learn to take photographs with some degree of sophistication.
- Learn to perform fingerprint comparisons and analyses.
- Learn to perform more sophisticated field forensics.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Understand and follow written and oral instructions.
- Work odd or unusual hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and/or overtime.
- Work in close proximity to human remains in various stages of decomposition, which may include odors, biological/chemical agents, and communicable disease.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Work with various cultural and ethnic groups in a tactful and effective manner.
- Preform a variety of evidentiary collection methods and analyses, emphasizing photography and fingerprinting, including the performance of latent fingerprint comparisons and analysis; printing and enlarging of photographs for courtroom presentation; and more sophisticated field forensics.
- Operate equipment and materials used in photographic and fingerprint work and take digital photographs with some degree of sophistication.
- Prepare clear and concise reports.
- Lift latent fingerprints and classify fingerprints accurately.
- Interpret and apply a variety of regulations and procedures dealing with criminal investigations.
- Maintain detailed records relating to evidence.
- Perform job duties effectively under pressure.
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