"Criminal Intelligence Analyst - (495265 )"

Job Details

Department: Police

Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description:

This position analyzes and assesses criminal information of a confidential nature and develops comprehensive analytical reports based on available data. Focuses primarily on strategic, administrative, and research-oriented analytical projects. The employee is required to develop threat assessments, time series analyses regarding crime patterns, and to identify criminal groups, key individuals involved in organized criminal activity, their methods of operation, and the extent of the individual’s criminal influence on its organized criminal group. The employee may also be responsible for compiling various statistical reports, bulletins, informative booklets, etc. The employee is also responsible for quality control of data entered into various intelligence databases in order to maintain the integrity of intelligence data received and/or disseminated.

1. Analyzes organized crime patterns.
2. Compiles and analyses data to find the links between criminals and crimes, and the relationships between criminals and crime groups.
3. Prepares, edits, and revises reports, special projects, and publications on criminal associations and crime patterns
4. Interprets, reviews and makes recommendations in the evaluation and design of workflow, processes, policies, and procedures.
5. Researches all applicable files, database systems and case summaries in order to respond to intelligence and criminal activity inquiries from all state and federal law enforcement agencies (police agencies, FBI, DEA, ATF, IRS, etc.) and prosecuting attorneys concerning criminal activity; prepares documents and/or certified copies and disseminates to requestor.
6. Performs telephone record analysis charting methods and other link charting to determine interrelationships and transactions involving criminal activity— uses crime analysis techniques including, but not limited to, financial analysis, time series analysis, and case analysis to view and evaluate patterns of criminal activity; evaluates patterns of similar suspects or crime groups, to include maps, charts, and other statistics.
7. Researches, compiles, and disseminates to major case investigation officers and prosecutors, intelligence booklets containing all data on file on the subject in question for criminal activity— develop reports, threat assessments, bulletins, and other work products to enhance the flow of relevant trends of criminal activity— prepares a summary report and answers questions pertaining to the intelligence information to the law enforcement investigator or prosecutor.
8. Monitors Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), to stay abreast of any developing situations, including crimes, officer safety issues, severe weather conditions, etc; determines how the information should be disseminated to the approved audience and takes appropriate action.
9. Develops reports, threat assessments, bulletins and other work products in a timely manner to enhance the flow of relevant trends of criminal activity; determines which individuals or groups need the information based on the level of intelligence contained in the product; and then disseminates to the appropriate audience.
10. Prepares weekly and monthly publications detailing trends in criminal activity
11. Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

**REQUIRES A TEXAS DRIVERS LICENSE**

MQ: Education: Requires the ability and knowledge for analysis and interpretation of procedures, policies and practices attainable through specific education and/or training programs in a specialty or technical field. Advanced vocational or electronic skills or a basic knowledge of a professional field is required. An Associate's degree or certification/licensing in a technical specialty program of over 18 months and up to 3 years duration are characteristics of this field. Experience: Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly job-related experience. Certification/Licensing: Requires a valid Texas Driver's License. Requires technical certification or licensing directly related to the job as specified on the job posting details. Preferred: Requires professional licensing certification or registration directly related to the job, as specified on the job posting details.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

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