Property and Evidence Technician

Duties

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

• Receives property and evidence from law enforcement personnel by following established policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Follows established chain of custody for property and evidence by adhering to proper control measures for law enforcement evidence.
• Stores items in an orderly and accessible manner for inventory control.
• Maintains accurate records of property inventory and evidence to ensure proper documentation.
• Protects property and physical evidence from loss or damage.
• Enters data by utilizing a computerized tracking system, to include receipt, inventory, disposition, and release information.
• Prepares records of articles and valuables received, including the description of article, name of owner, name of police or law enforcement officer from whom received, and reason for retention.
• Issues retained property to officer at the time of trial upon receipt of authorization.
• Releases lost or stolen property to owner upon proof of ownership.
• Assists in processing weapons for disposal, return to owner, departmental use, or destruction.
• Compiles, prepares, and submits a variety of detailed statistical reports and summaries relative to the receipt, maintenance, and safekeeping of evidence and property.
• Drives a motorized vehicle to various sites to pick up or transport evidence or other property.
• Performs related work as required.

 Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, Computer Forensics or Forensic Psychology

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from a standard senior high school or the successful completion of the General Education Development (GED) test, and a minimum of one year experience in supply, storekeeping, or inventory activities, preferably including property or evidence control experience in a law enforcement setting; or a combination of education and experience equivalent to these requirements.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess a valid driver's license from state of residence.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE WORK:

• Some knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods utilized in the receipt, inventorying, and storage of supplies and equipment.
• Some knowledge of court proceeding processes, rules of evidence, and municipal and state laws governing the confiscation and release of evidence or the ability to readily acquire such knowledge.
• Some knowledge of the departmental policies and guidelines governing the storage, safekeeping, and release of evidence or property or the ability to readily acquire such knowledge.
• Some knowledge of computer software related to the accountability and tracking of supplies, evidence, and property.
• Some knowledge of computer software utilized for the recording and presentation of property and evidence information.
• Ability to utilize job related software to enter, record, and track evidence and property.
• Ability to attend to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors and other employees.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to exert physical effort in sedentary to light work, which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of objects and materials.

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