Crime Scene Investigator - G119 - Investigative Services

Crime Scene Investigator will assist with the processing of crime scenes and in some cases will be the lead crime scene investigator.

• Assessing the scene and locating evidence.
• Marking, photographing, collecting and packaging the evidence will also be done to meet unit standards.
• CSI will obtain state certification
• CSI will be responsible for scanning some scenes with a 3D scanner and registering those scans, at a later time, in the office.
• CSI will also locate and identify latent prints and enter them into state and national data systems for possible identification.
• In addition to the scenes, they will also process evidence in the lab and in the vehicle bay.
• These scenes will include murder, suspicious deaths, suicides, some accidental deaths, shootings, rapes, robberies, burglaries, recovered stolen autos and multiple other crimes as well as administrative documentation.
• They will also be responsible for maintaining all related equipment, both assigned and not assigned.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

• Locate and access evidence on a scene.
• Mark and photograph evidence.
• package and turn in evidence.
• Document in report form your activities on the scene.
• Document the scene with a 3D scanner.
• Register the 3D scans.
• Process evidence in a follow up manner in the bay or lab.
• Photograph ceremonies for the department.
• Fingerprint and photograph juvenile offenders, applicants, and some adult offenders.

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. Certifications from classes for related training will be preferred.

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, walking, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office, library, computer room, or outdoors where the employee may be exposed to noise, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, cold or inclement weather, and harmful or dangerous situations.