Crime Analyst

Crime Analysis Position

Responsible for conducting complex research and analysis and provides timely and pertinent information relating to crime pattern detection, suspect-crime correlation, target-suspect data, crime forecasting, and resource deployment. Support field service units in real time for officer safety and investigative support. Work involves identifying case issues and evidence needed, based on analysis of charges, complaints or allegations of law violations. No supervision is exercised over other employees.

Essential functions include operating the Springfield Police Department Real-Time Crime Analysis Center, monitoring ShotSpotter and license plate reader notifications, using video systems, monitoring and searching social media, utilizing police radio system to communicate officer safety and urgent information to responding police units, creating GIS maps displaying spatial data and performing spatial data analysis, utilizing CCTV systems to monitor criminal, fire, and public safety activity in real time, collecting, analyzing and interpreting data and statistics using quantitative and qualitative methodology, developing crime/suspect and suspect/crime correlation's and target profile analysis, preparing and presenting complex and detailed statistical reports, developing and presenting projects to both internal and external groups, using computer databases, electronic spreadsheets, desktop publishing, geographical information systems (GIS), word processing, and statistical applications to manipulate, analyze and present data, capturing, enhancing, and redacting video and images as needed to support Police investigative activity, managing daily use of License Plate reader to include Hot Sheets and wanted vehicles, publishing Officer Safety Bolos to internal and external law enforcement agencies, assisting in gathering of video and image evidence for use in all aspects of Law Enforcement activity, assisting in the development of new programs, procedures, methods and systems, assisting with training of police officers, police administrators, new employees and interns in the use of Crimeview Dashboard, understanding and implementing assigned duties and responsibilities to support team goals and objectives, working with IT staff and software vendors to identify and troubleshoot system and application problems, and working cooperatively with other team members, receiving and sharing information.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include maintaining knowledge of high risk Homeland Security Targets within the Springfield MA area, knowledge of principles and practices of research and analysis; technical report writing; statistical analysis as applied to crime patterns; probability assessments and trend analysis, knowledge of terminology used in the description of criminal activity, knowledge of practices and techniques used in criminal investigations, knowledge of closed circuit video systems and video enhancement software, knowledge of web publishing software, ability to form and design reports, charts, graphs and tables, ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form, ability to plan, organize, and participate in the work of the crime analysis unit; communicate statistical information concerning crime activities with citizens and local, state, and federal law enforcement staff; develop and implement new/changed programs, procedures, and technological resources; research, review, and analyze primary data on criminal activity; develop conclusions, project trends, and make recommendations, ability to maintain composure under high stress conditions, ability to use closed circuit video systems and video enhancement software, and ability to use web publishing software.

Education and experience requirements include a Bachelor's degree in criminal justice or other relevant field of study or four (4) years of any combination of education and experience, and one year of previous crime analyst experience.