Criminal Intelligence Analyst

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) founded in 1803, is Ohio's 3rd largest sheriff's office. HCSO has approximately 900 employees dedicated to ensuring the safety of nearly one million residents who call Hamilton County Home.

At the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, our goal is to recruit a high-quality, diverse group of candidates that reflect the community we serve. If you wake up with a heart and mind to serve your community, we're looking for you!

Our Criminal Intelligence Analysts have the following Job duties:

• Research and analyze criminal activities in support of operational goals and mission to implement and support Intelligence-Led Operations (ILO);
• Provide strategic and tactical intelligence analysis to law enforcement personnel to assist in the identification of on-going and emerging crime patterns and trends, and criminal groups and organizations.
• Analyze and identify methods of operation, possible suspects, violent offenders, known offenders, and threats. Identify hot spots, problem facilities, repeat locations, repeat victims, and repeat offenders.
• Update lists of offenders and criminal activities regularly.
• Monitor parole and probation releases for threat identification. Determine source reliability, accuracy, and integrity; develop investigative leads and links; and distinguish patterns and trends.
• Label and classify files according to standard guidelines into a logical, concise, and understandable order for retrieval if further analysis is needed;
• prepare and present detailed graphical presentations (intelligence reports, charts, graphs), including presentations to outside organizations requesting information on threats to the state;
• Conduct complex research and strategic crime analysis to identify and evaluate patterns and trends using statistical analyses,
• Use strong reasoning and deductive skills to test hypotheses,
• Develop victim and suspect profiles and forecast criminal activity; collect and compile criminal intelligence information and statistics to generate intelligence products.
• Collect, review, and analyze the latest research in policing, law enforcement, crime prevention, crime analysis, criminology, and criminal justice.
• Draft monthly, quarterly reports; statistical reports for grant compliance, Briefing summaries, submission, updates and other related correspondence.
• Establish communication and active channels for information exchange with local, federal, and state law enforcement agencies and community partners.
• Prepares for public speaking events.
• Attend conferences, seminars, symposiums for up-to-date knowledge; persistently identify advance training opportunities.

Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Criminal Justice is preferred. A Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice will be considered based on practical job experience.
• Experience with Excel and the Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS, intelligence databases, and report writing.
• Preferred candidates to have completed Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training (FIAT). Prefer candidate to be a Criminal Intelligence Certified Analyst (CICA) through IALEIA or a Certified Law Enforcement Analyst (CLEA) through IACA. Academic certificates in crime/intelligence analysis may also be considered.

Knowledge Of:

• Crime and intelligence analysis;
• Relevant laws affecting intelligence collection admissibility and liability; leading and foundational works in policing law enforcement;
• Structure and process of law enforcement.
• Federal, state, and local laws regarding law enforcement practices and procedures; '

Ability To:

• Problem-solve and use analytical skills in a fast-paced work environment;
• Work under pressure and meet deadlines; examine data/ information, discern variations /similarities, and identify trends, relationships, and causal factors, as well as grasp issues;
• Draw accurate conclusions and solve problems; perform tasks meticulously,
• Compare observations or finished work to what is expected to find inconsistencies;
• Communicate effectively in oral and written form;
• Develop and maintain. Effective working relationships;
• Exercise sound judgment in dealing with matters of a confidential nature;
• Maintain accurate records

Skill In:

• Intelligence gathering methodologies; intelligence and crime analysis processes is required.
• Researching through law enforcement databases
• MS Office skills especially Excel

Hire process:

As a law enforcement agency, we conduct an extensive background check process that includes the following:

• Criminal, Traffic, and civil records check
• Reference check
• Computer Voice Stress Analyzer
• Social Security and address verification
• Military check
• Education verification
• Pre-employment drug screen

We offer a highly competitive and comprehensive package that includes:

• Generous Paid Time Off: Paid Holidays, Vacation and sick time, and paid parental leave.
• Ohio Public Employee Retirement System which includes 14% Employer Contribution AND a defined benefit option.
• Medical, HRA, Dental, Vision, Employer-Paid Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility, Wellness Incentives, robust Employee Assistance Program, access to Free Medical and Rx through Marathon Health, plus expansive Behavioral and Mental Health Resources, and More!

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state, or local laws.

Applicants are subject to a background investigation which includes: review of criminal records, driving records, credit report, employment verifications, personal references, initial and panel interviews along with Computer Voice Stress Analysis. All applicants must pass a pre-employment exam and drug screening.