Evidence & Property Control Technician

Arizona-Department-of-Public-Safety; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Department of Public Safety in the Phoenix area is seeking an Evidence Technician to preserve chain-of-custody and security of evidence and property. You will receive, log, package, store, inventory, and release items for testing or court testimony, while ensuring proper disposal of adjudicated materials and maintaining rigorous security controls.

The role requires passing examinations and the ability to work with law enforcement personnel under supervision.

Qualifications

• Basic principles of proper evidence storage, preservation, and disposal.
• Ability to input and retrieve information using computer keyboard devices.
• Ability to perform detailed work with a high degree of accuracy and safeguard confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Receives, reviews, catalogs, labels, packages, and stores submitted property and evidence; safeguards chain-of-custody.
• Ensures hazardous materials evidence is properly handled, identified, contained, stored, transported, tested, and disposed of.
• Evaluates the worth of adjudicated evidence for disposal and disbursement; shreds highly sensitive material no longer essential.
• Releases evidentiary items to authorized law enforcement personnel.
• Audits items against information in multi-agency databases for stolen/wanted/owner info.
• Conducts bi-annual inventory of property and evidence warehouses.
• Instructs personnel on evidence/property control procedures.

Skills

Typing

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Active listening

Safeguarding sensitive information

Tools

Office equipment

Job description

Arizona Department of Public Safety in the Phoenix area is seeking an Evidence Technician to preserve chain-of-custody and security of evidence and property. You will receive, log, package, store, inventory, and release items for testing or court testimony, while ensuring proper disposal of adjudicated materials and maintaining rigorous security controls.

The role requires passing examinations and the ability to work with law enforcement personnel under supervision.