Location: Millersville, MD
Salary: TBD
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Vehicle Theft Prevention Council (VTPC) under the Maryland State Police has provided the Anne Arundel County Police Department with an annual financial award via a grant application process. The Department refers to this grant award as VIPER and the supervisor of the Auto Theft Unit will serve as the Project Director responsible for dispersing grant funds. The financial award will be utilized to fund operations focused exclusively on auto theft investigation and prevention. As part of that financial award, the VTPC has authorized the Anne Arundel County Police Department to hire a part-time “crime specialist” who will perform a variety of tasks as determined by the Project Director. The crime specialist will generally work 24 hours per week.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Daily review of all auto theft-related reports and supplements
- Compilation of weekly auto theft data and dissemination to Auto Theft Unit
- Weekly auto theft analysis reporting
- Maintain prescribed auto theft databases for the county
- Act as a liaison between the Auto Theft Unit and other agencies for information sharing
- Identify auto theft crime trends
- Produce crime bulletins and maps as requested and/or necessary
- Administer the Victim Contact Program as detailed in the grant application
- Monitor and respond to messages left on the “hotline” and route messages appropriately
- Serve as the Auto Theft Unit’s first point of contact for most general inquiries
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Familiarization with Google Chrome and Microsoft office suite
- Ability to create maps and charts delineating geographic patterns of criminal activity
- Review reports and retain relevant information to create analytical reports
- Effective written communication
- Employ appropriate customer service skills to interactions with citizens and officers
- Must be able to pass a comprehensive background investigation
- This is a safety sensitive position; employees are subject to random drug/alcohol testing
- Ability to accept a non-disclosure agreement pertaining to confidential information
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- At least one (1) year of experience working as a crime intelligence analyst in an intelligence-led policing environment
- At least 60 college credits from an accredited school with a concentration in criminal justice or social sciences
- Familiarity with the criminal justice system
Please Email cover letter and resume to: Sergeant Matt Evans at P91379@aacounty.org
