ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST (POLICE DEPARTMENT- CRIME /DETECTIVE) - City of Torrance
Torrance, CA
About the Job
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The City of Torrance recognizes the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to the City of Torrance today.
The City of Torrance is recruiting for an Administrative Analyst to be part of the Torrance Police Department Team!
The Torrance Police Department mission is to preserve public safety and quality of life within the City of Torrance, to respond effectively to the changing needs of the community, and to promote mutual respect between the Police Department and the people we serve.
The Department
The Torrance Police Department has been proudly serving the community of Torrance for over 100 years. Known for its low crime rates, the City of Torrance consistently ranks amount the safest cities in the nation! Joining the Torrance Police Department will give you the opportunity to be part of a progressive, professional law enforcement agency that spans an area of 22 square miles and serves more than 147,000 residents. The Torrance Police Departmentstrives to remain at the forefront of policing by providing our officers with the latest in public safety equipment and technology, and by providing our officers with the best law enforcement training available.
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The Division (Detectives)
The Detectives Division consists of the Crimes Persons Section, Crimes Property Section, Youth Services Section (School Resource Office Detail, Beach Patrol), Economic Crimes Section, Forensic Identification Section, Crime Analysis Unit, Forensic Computer Lab and Diversion Section. The Detectives Division is responsible for investigation of property, force-related, economic, juvenile and high tech crime, crime trend tracking and analysis, and juvenile/ family counseling programs.
The Position (Detectives)
- Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information such as logs, bulletins, reports, maps, graphical presentations, staff reports, penal, vehicle and municipal codes;
- Find, compile, analyze and validate credibility of information and data;
- Develop and test hypothesis, forecasts, and predictions regarding criminal activity;
- Assist in the development of tactical and strategic responses to criminal activity;
- Operate a variety of computer software applications, including mapping, graphing, charting, data-bases, spreadsheets and others;
- Prepare and maintain a variety of data, records, reports, bulletins, and correspondence;
- Read, understand, interpret, and apply law enforcement codes and regulations;
- Make verbal presentations;
- Possess knowledge of social media
- Stays up-to-date with current best practices and procedures for crime analysis and their application to UCR reporting, NIBRS reporting, RIPA reporting, hate crime reporting, and other law enforcement uses. Identifies current best practices in public policy, public administration and criminal justice, including the elements of crimes, and effective techniques and information sources for research, analysis and statistical analysis.
Job Type: Permanent Full-time
Agency: Police
Location: Torrance
Source : City of Torrance
