Crime Analyst

As a Crime Analyst with the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, you will be crucial in supporting law enforcement efforts through data analysis and research. This position plays an essential role in enhancing public safety and identifying criminal trends throughout Montana.

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• Awesome State of Montana Benefits: Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, health, dental, vision coverage, and retirement plans.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Work Environment: Be part of a team that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Salary: $ 27.75 Hourly
• Located in beautiful Helena, Montana!

The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative - Crime Analyst serves to improve decision making and proactive law enforcement statewide by collecting, analyzing, storing, and disseminating criminal intelligence information that is associated with identifiable individuals, groups, organizations, or events that are known or suspected to relate to the investigation of major criminal conspiracies, projections about criminal operations or the production of estimates regarding future major criminal activities (MCA 44-5-103).

This employee will systematically gather, evaluate, organize, assemble, retain, and report information from various sources for the purpose of detecting and identifying criminal activities, trends, entities, participants, and methods regarding cold case sexual assault crimes.

The employee will collect and conduct an analysis of prosecution outcomes, trends, and challenges related to historical and new backlogged sexual assault kits.

Employee will identify, gather, organize, and analyze sexual assault evidence kit data. Additionally, Employee is responsible for reviewing sexual assault police reports and submitting applicable law enforcement cases into the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program.

The work involves conducting research, analyzing sexual violence related data, uncovering new sources of information, identifying patterns of criminal activity, and developing links between criminals and crime groups who may be involved in a diverse, sustained array of criminal conduct or offenses that cross jurisdictional boundaries.

The employee will communicate with stakeholders, update the SAKI Task Force, review work for general compliance with pre-established standards, present results and write summaries and reports including federal grant quantitative reports.

The subsequent information will be utilized to generate a range of correct inferences, hypotheses, recommendations, and referrals that, once properly presented, will cause, coordinate or supplement education, training, enforcement, investigative and prosecutorial efforts.

The subsequent information will be utilized to update the public on the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative’s data and progress.

The analyst must be able to produce both presentations and written products that accurately reflect the analysis conducted. These products are timely, accurate, and thoughtful.

The incumbent will obtain, interpret, depict, and share confidential investigative/intelligence information as authorized in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Montana Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), MATIC.

The employee will establish and maintain a wide network of routine contacts with relevant agencies, officials, and individuals in an effort to promote the timely, consistent exchange of information in furtherance of mutual goals and objectives.

The analyst will work closely with the SAKI Site Coordinator to further the goals and objectives of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grant and complete other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in research and analysis of data, criminal justice, law, or social science.
• Other combinations of education and experience may be substituted.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with interpreting law enforcement criminal data including violent crime police reports, or other relevant criminal justice information.
• Related experience including data collection, performing statistical research and analysis.

Successful applicant(s) will be subject to:

• Criminal History Fingerprint Check
• Intensive Background Check
• Driving History

HOW TO APPLY:

• To be considered for this position, you must attach a résumé at the time of application.
• RESUME: Please include all work experience as well as job duties that demonstrate your qualifications for this position. Include dates of employment (month & year- start & end) and the reason you left each job.

Fabulous State of Montana benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage (dependent coverage)
• Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) plan choices - Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution
• Additional 457b Deferred Compensation plan.
• Generous paid vacation, sick and holidays
• Pre-tax Flexibility Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Closing Date (based on your computer's time zone): Feb 25, 2025, 11:59:00 PM