Evidence/Property Technician

Duties

Typical Responsibilities

• The Evidence and Property Technician works as part of a two-person work unit and must be a self-starter and able to work both independently and collaboratively on the team as the workload changes from day-to-day. The incumbent is responsible for clerical and physical work, such as placing evidence items on shelves, moving bicycles and boxes, checking property in and out of the secure facility. This work involves the systematic receipt, storage, release, disposal, and security of a wide variety of confiscated property and evidence including money, firearms, found property, vehicles, plus recovered or received items as a result of search warrants. Evidence employees work closely in person or through other correspondence with officers, attorneys, prosecutors, and other agencies, such as AST, ATF, FBI and DEA. The incumbent sends evidence to the crime lab and handles the coordination of various items for disposal or destruction, such as narcotics, hazardous materials, and weapons. The incumbent plays a vital role in helping to maintain the integrity of all evidence and a chain of custody in accordance with established standards, policies, procedures, and departmental guidelines.

 Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics

Requirements

Education:

• High School graduation or the equivalent.

Experience:

• One year (1) of work experience that included working with databases or a wide variety of computer applications. * Experience in a legal or law enforcement setting is preferred.

Substitution:

• Post-secondary or vocational training in a related area to the position may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of: three (3) semester or four (4) quarter hours of post-secondary education are equal to one month of experience; 150 hours of vocational education are equal to one month of experience.)

Other:

• Not less than 21 years of age at time of appointment. A valid Alaska Driver’s License at time of appointment and for continued employment.

NOTE:

• Appointment to the position will be made conditionally pending successful completion of all portions of the background process which includes a psychological examination*, criminal background review*, fingerprinting*, investigative interview* and receipt of verified negative results of pre-employment testing for controlled substances (this includes: new hires, short term temp, long term temp, transfers from another CBJ department, or former JPD employees who have been separated from JPD employment for more than 30 days). All information provided by the applicant will be verified. Applicants who materially misrepresent any information provided in the employment process will be excluded from consideration or dismissed if already employed.

*New Hires only

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