Employment Opportunity
Crime Scene Technician
Virgin Islands Police Dept, St. Thomas/ St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Salary: $44,050.74 Annually
Final Filing Date: Oct 9, 2025
This is a civilian position where the employee is thoroughly trained in the procedures for gathering data from crime scenes to be used as evidence in criminal proceedings.
Work is performed both in the field—including crime scenes and autopsies—and in the laboratory. Types of crime scenes include personal crimes (such as homicides, sexual assaults, and robberies), property crimes, and traffic accidents. Evidence collected includes fingerprints, firearms, drugs, tire prints, shoe prints, tool mark impressions, and biological samples. Incumbent analyzes, photographs, and records crime scenes, showing the correlation between evidence and the scene, and performs various chemical and photographic processes in the field or laboratory to analyze, develop, and preserve evidence.
Work is reviewed and evaluated by a supervisor based on results, observations, and oral and written reports. Shift, weekend, and holiday work is required.
Duties
Duties and Responsibilities- Responds to and processes crime scenes, including photographing the scene, sketching, collecting latent prints, gathering biological and non-biological evidence, casting impressions, obtaining surveillance video, assisting with search warrants and drug collection, and processing evidence for the forensic lab.
- Collects, processes, handles, and tags evidence and perishable specimens while maintaining chain of custody and scene integrity, in accordance with department policies and procedures.
- Performs presumptive chemical identification on various substances, including but not limited to blood and narcotics.
- Analyzes photographic and digital media, to include computers, cell phones or other storage devices, video recordings, video surveillance footage, and utilizing image enhancement.
- Prepares detailed crime scene reports and other reports as required.
- Maintains communication with police officers, detectives, and supervisors regarding evidence processing and submission for investigative aid.
- Conducts bookings for criminal offences using the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).
- Creates and maintains a filing system for retrieval of information for use in courtroom testimony. Maintains the filing system for mug shots, fingerprints, and other related documents.
- Assists and/or trains officers/detectives/interns with general forensic protocols and evidence submissions.
- Provides expert court testimony, to include depositions, trial hearings, case trials and preparing court exhibits.
- Attends administrative staff meetings as directed.
- Attends autopsies to photograph injuries, fingerprint the deceased for identification, and collect potential physical evidence.
- Performs other related work as required.
Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in biology, chemistry, forensic science, criminal justice, or a related field. -OR-
- Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in biology, chemistry, forensic science, criminal justice, or a related field with two (2) years of work experience in crime scene processing or a related forensic discipline. -OR-
- Any combination of education, certification, or experience equivalent to four (4) years providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work.
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Posted: Sept 26, 2025
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