TITLE

Crime Intelligence Analyst I

OPEN DATE

3/6/2024

CLOSE DATE

Open until filled

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME

Full-Time

EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT

Non-Exempt

BARGAINING / NON-BARGAINING

Non-Bargaining

DIVISION

South Bend Police Department

LOCATION

Police

REPORTS TO

Operations Division Designee

SCHEDULE

6pm-2am, Monday-Friday, every other Saturday

PAY RATE

up to $47,000 annually

DESCRIPTION

Salary Range: up to $47,000 annually

POSITION SUMMARY: This position/s of Police Crime Intelligence Analyst will be working out of a Real Time Crime Center. The role of the Criminal Intelligence Analyst is to help predict and prevent crimes, evaluate police strategies, and monitor ongoing criminal activity. The Crime Intelligence Analyst will gather information from police records, surveillance, databases, informants, financial records, telephone and other communication records, and public information sources. A Crime Intelligence Analyst evaluates various information, verifies the accuracy, and transforms the data into viable intelligence to assist law enforcement officers in the prevention of crime, making arrests, planning, implementing, and evaluating policing strategies.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:Not applicable

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct technical analyses and evaluations of intelligence data or criminal activity; Evaluate information, select essential elements, and correlate new and existing information.
• Uses reporting and data analysis tools in order to improve the quality and use of data.
• Maintain cross reference files of criminal and case information to supplement and enhance officer incident reports; proactively collect quantitative and qualitative data from other sources, including multi-agency databases.
• Maintenance of all violent crime records in SharePoint, and/or other web-based platforms.
• Interact with representatives of other law enforcement agencies to exchange information regarding criminals and crimes.
• Perform analysis of information to support criminal and social disorder investigations. Analysis may include: spatial, statistical, and trend/pattern analysis, in addition to other methods. Goals of analysis may include but are not limited to: determine criminal associations and patterns of criminal activity, identify zones for increased law enforcement attention, support implementation of focused deterrence initiatives, and evaluate impacts of police strategies.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret data; write comprehensive reports and produce specialized analytical products such as association charts, crime maps, linkage analysis and suspect profiles, tailored to particular audiences and needs.
• Communicate intelligence and information to department staff in creative and useful formats; summarize and present completed analyses at regular or periodic meetings with administrative or other staff as requested.
• Develop and maintain liaisons within the law enforcement community at Federal, State, County, and Municipal levels to share information on criminal activities or suspected criminals under investigation.
• Communicate and respond to inquiries to inquiries or complaints from regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Compile and interpret a variety of documents and instructions such as: court reports, procedure manuals furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Generates periodic reports on the performance of divisions or units within the department
• Provide some assessment of training and assist with the development and/or training of other analyst positions at the South Bend Police Department.
• Holidays, evenings, weekends, irregular flexible hours and shift work may be required with possible extension of shift hours at times with short notice.
• Additional duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma
• College degree or equivalent work experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY:

Ability to perform research and conduct spatial, strategic, and tactical analysis.

Ability to prepare technical reports to an academic standard. Skill in preparing and making recommendations on tactical, strategic, or operational level based on data and analytics.

Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office including advanced level knowledge of Excel or ability to learn.

Ability to work in a stressful environment that will include photos/videos of distressing crime scenes with detailed descriptions.

Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and ability to maintain positive and effective working relationships with City employees, supervisors, professional peers, officers, and the public.

Intermediate skills and ability to develop skills with ArcGIS Map and ArcGIS Pro.

Familiarity or ability to learn law enforcement related computer systems such as NCIC, RIGID, NIBRS preferred.

Knowledge or ability to learn law enforcement investigative tools and techniques; gene