This listing closes on 3/3/2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana.
This recruitment is intended to establish a pool of qualified candidates for the permanent Crime and Intelligence Analyst I position. The pool will not be used to fill any immediate vacancies but will instead be utilized to fill future vacancies within the Sheriff's Office throughout the County.
Incumbents perform entry level work involved with assisting law enforcement staff in the analysis of suspected or documented criminal activity; collect, compile, prepare, and evaluate statistical data; and perform other related duties as required. A bachelor’s degree in crime analysis, criminal justice, statistics, business administration, public administration, or a closely related field is highly desired.
The incumbents will be required to travel throughout Riverside County. Additionally, the incumbents may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays, and be available to work overtime as needed.The Crime and Intelligence Analyst I is a natural progression underfill for the classification of Crime and Intelligence Analyst II. Incumbents are eligible to promote to Crime and Intelligence Analyst II upon successful completion of their probationary period, which would include a satisfactory performance evaluation and any additional qualification requirements. Failure to meet the requirements to promote at the end of the probationary period will result in incumbents being returned to their former County classification or new hires being probationary released.
Education: Associates degree from an accredited college or university, or foreign studies equivalency in crime analysis, criminal justice, statistics, business administration, public administration, or other closely related field.
Experience: 6 months of work experience in a Crime Analysis Unit, Crime Prevention Unit, or Law Enforcement Unit, in the collection, analysis, and presentation of complex crime data.
Certificate: Possession of a Certified Crime and Intelligence Analyst (CCIA) certificate issued by an accredited college or university.
Knowledge of: Principles, practices, and techniques of criminal intelligence analysis; types of crimes and modus operandi used; sources of intelligence information; techniques of evaluating information obtained from a variety of sources; the methods of collecting statistical data; effective methods to present statistical information to a variety of users.
Ability to: Evaluate and organize a variety of intelligence information; recognize patterns or trends of criminal activity; interpret the significance of various types of criminal analysis; prepare clear, concise, illustrative, and written reports; present conclusions to others in a clear and understandable manner; make independent judgements and function with a minimum of supervision; use discretion in distributing and disclosing sensitive information; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.