Crime Scene Investigator I, II or III

Duties:

Crime Scene Investigator I

• Processes basic crime scenes that are routine, using outlined procedures that require little to no discretion on the order in which they are carried out to locate, document, collect, preserve, transport, and analyze evidence.
• Ability to receive comprehensive instruction to identify, collect, preserve, package, and document biological evidence, friction ridge evidence, impression evidence, and other physical evidence on basic crime scenes.
• Assist CSI II and III with advanced crime scene investigations and Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) call outs to obtain formal on-the-job training in advanced crime scene processing knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Provides basic documentation of crime scenes to include written notes, basic photography, and rough sketching.
• Provides basic crime scene processing for forensic evidence s such as latent print processing and basic evidence collection. Knowledge of how to conduct presumptive and latent field tests for biological evidence.
• Ability to learn basic evidence processing in the laboratory using powders, chemicals, forensic light sources, and various camera lenses and filters to develop and preserve evidence.
• Maintains a proper chain of custody on evidence and proper packaging to preserve and prevent contamination.
• Provides basic training, education, and mentoring to Police Officers on general evidence collection and packaging as needed.
• Ability to learn to testify in criminal court as a witness.
• Attends autopsies to document injuries and collect evidence.
• Prepares basic departmental reports of crime scene investigations and basic, supervised laboratory casework.
• Participates in and assist with structured training programs for the Citizen Academy and other community relations events.
• Demonstrates the basic use of a Digital SLR camera to document basic crime scenes and evidence.
• Participates in community relations events.

Crime Scene Investigator I - PERIPHERAL DUTIES:

• On behalf of a commissioned officer, completes requests for the reproduction of evidence, testing evidence, and transporting evidence to other forensic laboratories for advanced testing not conducted at the Parker Police Department.
• Cross-Train in Duties described below:
• Performs property and evidence custodial duties; maintains responsibility and security for all property and evidence in all cases.
• Maintains and documents the chain of custody for the property and evidence function.
• Performs the receipt, booking, storage, and disposition of all property and evidence received that may be deemed as involved in criminal activity or found in the Town.
• Responsible for the proper disposition of property and evidence.
• Tracks cases and the statute of limitations so that property and evidence may be purged efficiently.
• Follows department and judicial district procedures and guidelines for the disposition of property.
• Follows all applicable laws in the maintenance and disposition of property and evidence.
• Identifies and reports discrepancies to reconcile differences or errors promptly.
• Maintains records of all evidence.
• Completes necessary documentation to include the completing log sheets, forms, and other reporting requirements on all property and evidence items.
• Responsible for maintaining an accurate inventory of property and evidence.
• Procures property and evidence supplies and related forms. Inventories property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies. Stocks all property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies. Orders property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies as needed or directed.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
• Maintains facilities and equipment in a safe, sanitary, and orderly manner.

Crime Scene Investigator II

• Processes basic and advanced crime scenes independently with little supervisory oversight, identifying, documenting, collecting, preserving, packaging, and analyzing crime scenes for the presence of biological evidence, friction ridge evidence, impression evidence, and other physical evidence.
• Ability to deviate from guidelines, practices, and standard operating procedures in order to conduct investigations in a sequence dictated by unique scene circumstances with minimal supervisor direction.
• Responds to 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response (CIRT) team call-outs to locate, document, collect, preserve, transport, and analyze evidence when on-call.
• Provides documentation of crime scenes to include written notes, to-scale photography, video, measurements, and sketching.
• Provides crime scene processing such as shooting trajectory documentation, impression casting, latent print processing, and chemical processing.
• Ability to conduct presumptive and latent field tests for biological evidence.
• Receives comprehensive instruction in the scientific analysis of physical evidence and develops forensic science competencies, including laboratory techniques, methods, practices, and equipment, and is assigned basic casework.
• Independently conducts basic processing of evidence in the laboratory using powders, chemicals, forensic light sources, and various camera lenses and filters to develop and preserve evidence.
• Prepares basic, technical laboratory reports, maintains written and computer records of all tests and consults with supervisors, investigators, and/or attorneys about findings and interpretation of results.
• Maintains chain-of-custody for evidence by recording a description of the evidence, B.E.A.S.T. identification numbers, dates, times, tests performed, techniques used, and other pertinent information.
• Operates and performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs on state-of-the-art laboratory and analytical instruments and equipment.
• Ability to photograph and cast impression evidence.
• Maintains a proper chain of custody on evidence and proper packaging to preserve and prevent contamination.
• Assists detectives and officers in the advanced collection and preservation of evidence.
• Experience in testifying in criminal court as a witness.
• Attends autopsies to document injuries and collect evidence.
• Prepares technical departmental reports of crime scene investigations and basic laboratory casework.
• Provides basic training, education, and mentoring to Police Officers and Crime Scene Investigator I on latent print processing techniques, basic DNA collection, and general crime scene investigation as needed.
• Prepares and participates in structured training programs and trains the Evidence Technicians, Crime Scene Investigators Is, and Citizen’s Academies in crime scene investigation and evidence handling.
• Demonstrates general use of a Digital SLR camera to document crime scenes and evidence, to include skills in nighttime photography, manipulation of settings for ideal exposure, and use in comparison quality images during routine laboratory casework.
• Participates in community relations events.

Crime Scene Investigator II - PERIPHERAL DUTIES:

• On behalf of a commissioned officer, completes requests for the reproduction of evidence, testing evidence, and transporting evidence to other forensic laboratories for advanced testing not conducted at the Parker Police Department.
• Cross-Train in Duties described below:
• Performs property and evidence custodial duties; maintains responsibility and security for all property and evidence in all cases.
• Maintains and documents the chain of custody for the property and evidence function.
• Performs the receipt, booking, storage, and disposition of all property and evidence received that may be deemed as involved in criminal activity or found in the Town.
• Responsible for the proper disposition of property and evidence.
• Tracks cases and the statute of limitations so that property and evidence may be purged efficiently.
• Follows department and judicial district procedures and guidelines for the disposition of property.
• Follows all applicable laws in the maintenance and disposition of property and evidence.
• Identifies and reports discrepancies to reconcile differences or errors promptly.
• Maintains records of all evidence.
• Completes necessary documentation to include completing log sheets, forms, and other reporting requirements on all property and evidence items.
• Responsible for maintaining an accurate inventory of property and evidence.
• Procures property and evidence supplies and related forms. Inventories property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies. Stocks all property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies. Orders property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies as needed or directed.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
• Maintains facilities and equipment in a safe, sanitary, and orderly manner.

Crime Scene Investigator III

• Processes basic, advanced, and complex crime scenes independently; identifying, documenting, collecting, preserving, packaging, and analyzing crime scenes for the presence of biological evidence, friction ridge evidence, impression evidence, and other physical evidence.
• Ability to deviate from guidelines, practices, and standard operating procedures in order to conduct investigations in a sequence dictated by unique scene circumstances with no supervisor direction required.
• Responds to 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) call outs to locate, document, collect, preserve, transport, and analyze evidence when on-call.
• Provides advanced documentation of the crime scene to include written notes, to-scale photography, video, measurements, sketching, and three-dimensional diagramming deployment.
• Provides advanced crime scene analysis such as chemical processing, shooting incident reconstruction, creating three-dimensional scene diagrams, and bloodstain pattern analysis.
• Utilizes computers, operating systems, and specialized software to conduct reconstructions.
• Ability to conduct presumptive and latent field tests for biological evidence.
• Independently conducts advanced processing of evidence in the laboratory using powders, chemicals, forensic light sources, and various camera lenses and filters to develop and preserve evidence; trains Level II Crime Scene Investigator in advanced laboratory processes.
• Conducts independent chemical and biochemical analysis of evidence to presumptively identify unknowns and interpret results for use in criminal investigations.
• Prepares detailed, technical laboratory reports of findings and interpretation of results and consults with colleagues, investigators, and attorneys about findings and interpretation of results.
• Maintains chain-of-custody for evidence by recording a description of the evidence, B.E.A.S.T. identification numbers, dates, times, tests performed, techniques used, and other pertinent information.
• Operates and performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs on state-of-the-art laboratory and analytical instruments and equipment.
• Resolves problems encountered during daily operations and determine appropriate solutions with escalation to the Crime Scene and Evidence Manager when needed.
• Ability to photograph and cast impression evidence.
• Maintains a proper chain of custody on evidence and proper packaging to preserve and prevent contamination.
• Assists detectives and officers in the advanced collection and preservation of evidence.
• Experience in testifying in criminal court as an expert witness.
• Attends autopsies to document injuries and collect evidence.
• Prepares technical departmental reports of advanced crime scene investigations, crime scene reconstructions, and advanced laboratory casework.
• Provides advanced training, education, and mentoring to Evidence Technicians, Police Officers, and Crime Scene Investigator I and II on crime scene investigations as needed.
• Prepares and participates in structured training programs and acts as a lead trainer for Evidence Technicians, Crime Scene Investigators, and Citizen’s Academies in crime scene investigations and evidence handling.
• Demonstrates advanced use of a Digital SLR camera to document major crime scenes and evidence, to include skills in nighttime photography, manipulation of settings for ideal exposure, and use in comparison quality images during laboratory casework.
• Participates in community relations events.

Crime Scene Investigator III - PERIPHERAL DUTIES:

• On behalf of a commissioned officer, completes requests for reproduction of evidence, testing of evidence, and transporting evidence to other forensic laboratories for advanced testing not conducted at the Parker Police Department.
• Cross-Train in Duties described below:
• Performs property and evidence custodial duties; maintains responsibility and security for all property and evidence in all cases.
• Maintains and documents the chain of custody for the property and evidence function.
• Performs the receipt, booking, storage and disposition of all items of property and evidence received that may be deemed as involved in criminal activity or found in the Town.
• Responsible for the proper disposition of property and evidence.
• Tracks cases and statute of limitations so that property and evidence may be purged efficiently.
• Follows department and judicial district procedures and guidelines for the disposition of property.
• Follows all applicable laws in the maintenance and disposition of property and evidence.
• Identifies and reports discrepancies in order to reconcile differences or errors in a timely manner.
• Maintains records of all evidence.
• Completes necessary documentation to include the completion of log sheets, forms and other reporting requirements on all property and evidence items.
• Responsible for maintaining an accurate inventory of property and evidence.
• Procures property and evidence supplies and related forms. Inventories property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies. Stocks all property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies. Orders property, evidence and laboratory processing supplies as needed or directed.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
• Maintains facilities and equipment in a safe, sanitary and orderly manner.

Requirements: A combination of education and experience to provide for the following knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered for each level.

CSI I:

• Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science or related field or minimum of four (4) years of experience as an Evidence Technician or similar field if no degree is possessed. Ability to obtain the IAI Level I certification within one (1) year after being hired if that certification (or higher) is not already held.

CSI II:

• Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science or related field and three (3) years of increasingly responsible related experience in Crime Scene Investigator or minimum of six (6) years of experience as a Crime Scene Investigator I or a similar field if no degree is possessed. Ability to obtain the IAI Level II certification within two (2) years after being hired if that certification (or higher) is not already held.

CSI III:

• Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science or related field and five (5) years of increasingly responsible related experience in Crime Scene Investigation or a minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a Crime Scene Investigator or similar field if no degree is possessed. Ability to obtain the IAI Level III certification within one (1) year after being hired if that certification (or other equivalent) is not already held.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of property and evidence handling, storage, and security.
• Knowledge of the operation of commonly encountered firearms, including: shotguns, rifles, handguns, knives, and other weapons.
• Knowledge of latent processing, evidence collection, crime scene photography, and other crime scene duties.
• Knowledge of the scientific method sufficient to be able to apply these principles to a forensic laboratory.
• Ability to testify in a court of law.
• Knowledge of photographic equipment and other crime scene processes.
• Skill in identifying crime scene evidence.
• Knowledge of up-to-date office practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of computers and electronic data processing.
• Ability to meet and deal effectively with citizens, coworkers, officials, and others through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively and exercise discretion in stressful or emergency situations.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to learn the Town's geography and street system, and use that knowledge in daily work activities and tasks.
• Ability to maintain an on-call status as needed for coverage for both the Town of Parker and City of Lone Tree.
• Ability to complete a pre-employment background including but not limited to: criminal history search, polygraph, drug screen, verification of information.

Additional Information

• Work hours are typically four (4) ten-hour shifts 8am-6pm. Nights, weekends and holidays may be required.
• This position requires on-call rotation work.

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