Crime Analyst

asu; Mesa, Tempe (AZ, AZ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

Arizona State University seeks a Business and Data Analyst 2 to support crime analysis initiatives for the Mesa Police Department. The role analyzes data, prepares reports, and supports decision-making, planning, and process improvement under supervision.

The position is located at the Mesa Police Department and is managed by MPD's Crime Analysis Unit with ASU oversight; the candidate will work to enhance analytics capacity and foster data-driven strategies at the agency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience or equivalent.
• Currently a Criminal Justice Master’s Student.
• Experience in quantitative data analysis and interpretation.
• Experience in collecting, organizing, synthesizing and analyzing data; summarizing findings; developing conclusions and recommendations.
• Knowledge of data management and information technologies.
• Ability to plan, analyze, coordinate activities and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Supports data analysis and reporting for police decision-making and planning.
• Performs tactical, strategic, and administrative crime analysis.
• Analyzes trends and provides recommendations for future performance.
• Develops measurements and metrics for data analysis used in decision-making.
• Audits data input to ensure integrity.
• Uses statistical analysis and modeling to identify relevant data for analysis.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Data interpretation

Data management

Statistical analysis

Reporting

Prioritization

Sustainability awareness

Leadership by example

Criminal Justice knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Criminal Justice Master’s Student

Tools

Software for data analysis

Job description

Job Profile

Business and Data Analyst 2

Job Family

Business and Data Analytics

Time Type

Part time

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary

Implements system requirements and performs routine data analysis to ensure data management objectives within a work unit are met.

Job Description

Under managerial supervision, participates, supports and prepares data analysis and reporting for business decision making, strategic planning, and process improvement using various methods and techniques.

A crime analyst is needed to work in the offices of the Mesa Police Department (MPD). The staff member will be employed by ASU but will work under the supervision of MPD's Crime Analysis Unit and Brooks Louton, Clinical Assistant Professor at ASU. The project is intended to enhance crime analysis capacity through increased staffing immediately and expose staff to more advanced crime analysis concepts and methods and build staff skills that will enable them to formulate and address problems of interest to their agency/organization. Please note, this position will be located at the Mesa Police Department.

Position Salary Range

$45,000 - $49,032 annually

Essential Duties

• Participates, supports, and prepares data analysis and reporting for police decision-making.
• Performs tactical, strategic, and administrative crime analysis.
• Performs research analysis to understand current performance, analyze trends, and assists in making recommendations for future project performances.
• Assists in the development of measurements and metrics for data analysis to be used for business decision-making, planning and process improvement.
• Securely collects, cleanses, standardize, transforms and stores data from various sources ensuring data integrity.
• Uses predictive modeling, statistics, trend analysis and other data analysis techniques to collect, explore, and identify the right data to be analyzed from internal and external sources.
• Responsible for regularly auditing data input; audits may involve studying number, organization practices and customer feedback.
• Prepares or coordinates preparation of reports; analyzes and interprets statistics, financial data, and management planning data for predicting resource needs and developing long range plans.
• Maintains awareness of current trends in data collection and organization, data preservation, and numeric data analysis by participation in appropriate professional activities and contributing to research in the field: to implement procedures and technologies that assure the long-term sustainability and accessibility of datasets.
• Utilizes various computer programs and software to perform data computation, statistical analysis and other data manipulation activities.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles and practices pertaining to the assigned department.
• Knowledge of administrative, financial, and business management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of analysis techniques and reporting strategies.
• Knowledge of computing and data analysis.
• Knowledge of data management and information technologies.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of the principles of exemplary customer service demonstrated through actively listening, acknowledging, and responding to every inquiry; taking ownership and resolving each concern or problem as appropriate; exhibiting professionalism and expertise in every interaction and engaging in professional development to meet expectations for service excellence.
• Experience in quantitative data analysis and interpretation.
• Experience in collecting, organizing, synthesizing and analyzing data; summarizing findings; developing conclusions and recommendations.
• Experience in planning, analyzing, and coordinating activities and establishing priorities.
• Experience in managing multiple priorities.
• Experience in accurately and reliably interpret data for determining appropriate action.
• Experience in stimulating changes in individual, institutional, and corporate behaviors to create a more.
• Experience in leading by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institution's sustainability program.
• Currently a Criminal Justice Masters Student.

Working Environment

Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse.

Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.

Department Statement

Toward the goal of social embeddedness, Arizona State University established the Center for Violence Prevention and Community