Employment Opportunity
Crime Scene Technician
Amarillo Police Department, Amarillo, Texas
Salary: Starting Pay $19.37 per hour
As a Crime Scene Technician with the Crime Scene Unit, you will work closely with Homicide Investigators and other detectives working crime scenes, analyzing evidence, and later preparing to testify in court in order to successfully solve and prosecute cases with the Amarillo Police Department. You will receive on the job training in areas such as Forensic Photography, Latent Print Development, Fingerpring Comparison, Shooting Reconstruction, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Courtroom Testimony, and much more. You will respond to a wide array of crime scenes, attend autopsies, and work with an amazing team.
Crime Scene Technicians are responsible for photographing and processing crime scenes for evidence as well as performing the required daily tasks in the Crime Scene Investigation Unit as assigned by the CSIU Supervisor. Will be required to successfully complete a structured training plan.
Under supervision and in accordance with procedures: photographs and searches crime scenes for evidence; collects evidence, trains officers and Crime Scene Technicians in identification work; examines evidence; uses a wide array of chemical and powder processes to develop latent prints on all types of evidence; operates AFIS and SPEX system; testifies in court; attends autopsies, packages evidence, prepare lab reports and submits evidence to lab; responds on a 24 hour basis to calls requiring CSIU assistance; available as needed to work after normal duty hours, weekends, and holidays.
Duties
Duties - Examples of Work- Photograph crime scenes; process crime scenes for fingerprints; search and collect evidence from crime scenes; book evidence; diagram crime scenes; prepare reports; maintain equipment; teach identification techniques to field officers and other Crime Scene Technicians; operates SPEX and AFIS system; process suspects for hair, fingerprints, and other evidence; testify in court; will attend autopsies out of town; respond to callouts on 24-hour basis; other duties as assigned by supervisors. Will be required to attend training, some out of town, to get basic CSI courses completed.
Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications- High school diploma, 60 college credit hours, 1year full-time CSI experience or two (2) years of experience in a law enforcement agency in an investigative support role.
- Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, natural science, or a related field from an accredited college or university, two (2) years of experience as a CSI in a law enforcement agency; basic photography school; developing latent print school; chemical processing school; crime scene search school; forensic technician certification, IAI certification.
- Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. The employee must also walk, stand, sit, hear, fingering, reach, speak, see, and talk. Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and perform repetitive motions.
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Posted: October 10, 2024
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