Crime Analyst Trainee

SAN-Bernardino-Count; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

San Bernardino County is recruiting Crime Analyst Trainees who learn to conduct research and perform analysis of crime statistics for use in planning law enforcement activities.

Duties include collecting, compiling, and analyzing data; preparing reports, records and correspondence summarizing data collected; preparing charts, maps, graphs and other visual presentations; and attending briefings and making oral and written presentations.

Qualifications

• Six (6) months full-time paid work experience within a law enforcement, public safety, or criminal justice agency.
• Option 1: Certificate from an accredited program of study in Crime and Intelligence Analysis.
• Option 2: Associate degree or higher in crime analysis, intelligence analysis, criminal justice, geographic information systems, public administration, statistics, research methodology, or a closely related field.
• Internship Exception: Applications will be accepted from candidates who have completed all required coursework for the certificate or degree, but have not yet received it.
• Coursework Accreditation: All qualifying coursework, certificates or degrees used to qualify or as a substitution must be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Responsibilities

• Collecting, compiling, and analyzing data; preparing reports, records and correspondence summarizing data collected.
• Preparing charts, maps, graphs and other visual presentations; attending briefings and making oral and written presentations.

Education

Certificate in Crime and Intelligence Analysis

Associate degree or higher in crime analysis, intelligence analysis, criminal justice, GIS, public administration, statistics, research methodology, or related field

Job description

Position Overview

San Bernardino County is recruiting for Crime Analyst Trainees who learn to conduct research and perform analysis of crime statistics for use in planning law enforcement activities. Duties include collecting, compiling, and analyzing data; preparing reports, records and correspondence summarizing data collected; preparing charts, maps, graphs and other visual presentations; and attending briefings and making oral and written presentations.

Promotion and Employment Conditions

• Promotion: Crime Analyst Trainees serve under training conditions and must qualify for promotion to Crime Analyst I ($71,926 - $101,316 annually) within 9 months or be terminated.
• Background: Prior to appointment, applicants will be fingerprinted and must pass an extensive background investigation, including a polygraph examination. Applicants must not have been convicted of a felony.
• Availability: This department is a 24/7 operation. Applicants must be available for all shifts, including mandatory overtime; refusal of assigned shift may result in removal from the list or termination. The incumbents will be required to work rotating, night, weekend, day, on-call, and graveyard shifts, as well as holidays and weekends.
• Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Experience and Education Requirements

• Required Experience: Six (6) months full-time paid work experience within a law enforcement, public safety, or criminal justice agency.
• Required Education/Certification (Must meet one of the following options):
  • Option 1: Certificate from an accredited program of study in Crime and Intelligence Analysis.
  • Option 2: Associate degree or higher in crime analysis, intelligence analysis, criminal justice, geographic information systems, public administration, statistics, research methodology, or a closely related field.
• Internship Exception: Applications will be accepted from candidates who have completed all required coursework for the certificate or degree, but have not yet received it. A legible copy of your college transcripts that includes all completed coursework must be attached to the application (unofficial transcripts are acceptable).
• Coursework Accreditation: All qualifying coursework, certificates or degrees used to qualify or as a substitutionmust be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Degrees or coursework completed outside the U.S. must be accompanied with an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service showing equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits.
• To review job-specific benefits, refer to Summary of Benefits and the Memoranda of Understanding (MOU).

Location & Work Hours

San Bernardino County, California. Full-time, permanent position. Availability required for all shifts as described.

Equal Employment Opportunity

San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation

If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of the recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans' Preference

Eligible veterans, their spouses, or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request those points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy.