Crime Scene Specialist (Auto Scoring Example)



Job Details

Crime Scene Specialist (Auto Scoring Example)
Employer

City of San Diego

Salary

$50,273.60 - $60,715.20 Annually

Location

City of San Diego, CA

Job Type

Varies by Position

Job Number

T10001

Department

Police - 1914

Opening Date

08/12/2014

Closing Date

Continuous

Job Information

Crime Scene Specialists positions photograph crime scenes and evidence using traditional and/or digital photography; identify, collect, document and preserve evidence at crime scenes; process evidence using chemicals, equipment and techniques; photograph and process suspects for evidence; evaluate latent prints for potential searches in the CAL-ID system; write reports; testify in court as an expert witness; and perform other work as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:  You must meet ONE of the following options:

1.  Two years of full-time experience in a law enforcement agency processing crime scenes.  Qualifying experience must include photography and the collection, development and preservation of physical evidence (e.g., fingerprints, body fluids, firearms, trace evidence).

2.  Associate's Degree (or higher) in Forensic Technology (previously Evidence Technology) which must include successful completion of the course work listed below.

3.  Associate's Degree (or higher) in any field AND a Certificate in Forensic Technology (previously Evidence Technology) which must include successful completion of the course work listed below.

COURSEWORK:
- Fingerprint Identification;
- Advanced Fingerprint Identification;
- Forensic Photography;
- Advanced Forensic Photography;
- Forensic Technology; and
- Advanced Forensic Technology

Screening Process

The screening process will consist of a comprehensive evaluation of the application for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met.

City Employees may be eligible to participate in a benefit program including holidays, vacations, savings and retirement plans, health programs, and other benefits.

Benefits may change due to employer-employee contract negotiations.

01
The minimum age for this job is 18, unless you are 17 and a high school graduate. Do you meet the minimum age requirements for this job?
  • Yes
  • No
02
How did you first hear about this employment opportunity?
  • City of San Diego Employment Information Center
  • City of San Diego Facility/Employee
  • Government Jobs.com
  • Jobing.com
  • MonsterTrak.com
  • Monster.com
  • Other Website
  • Notified by Mail/Email
  • Job Fair
  • City Employee Association
  • Community Organization
  • San Diego Union Tribune
  • San Diego Daily Transcript
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Voice and Viewpoint
  • La Prensa
  • San Diego Asian Journal
  • Gay and Lesbian Times
  • Other Periodical
  • Jobs Available
  • Government Finance Officer's Association
  • Other Professional Organization/Publication
  • Television/Radio
  • Other
03
Specify the total number of year(s) of full-time experience you have obtained processing physical evidence (e.g., fingerprints, body fluids, firearms, trace evidence) at crime scenes.
  • None
  • Less than 1 year
  • 1 year to less than 2 years
  • 2 years to less than 3 years
  • 3 years to less than 4 years
  • 4 years to less than 5 years
  • 5 years or more
04
If you have crime scene processing experience, which of the following tasks involving physical evidence did you perform?
  • Photography
  • Collection
  • Development
  • Preservation
05
Do you possess an Associate's Degree (or higher) in Forensic Technology (formerly Evidence Technology)?
  • Yes
  • No
06
Do you possess an Associate's Degree (or higher) in any field AND a Certificate in Forensic Technology (formerly Evidence Technology)? Technology (formerly Evidence Technology)?]
  • Yes
  • No
07
Which of the following college level courses you have successfully completed.
  • Fingerprint Identification
  • Advanced Fingerprint Identification
  • Forensic Photography
  • Advanced Forensic Photography
  • Forensic Technology
  • Advanced Forensic Technology
  • None of the above
08
Specify which college level courses you have completed in EACH of the following areas: a) Fingerprint Identification; b) Advanced Fingerprint Identification; c) Forensic Photography; d) Advanced Forensic Photography; e) Forensic Technology; f) Advanced Forensic Technology. Indicate the course title, number of units, school name, date the course was completed and whether the course included a lab component.
09
For each of the areas listed below, check the box if you have COLLECTED this type of physical evidence.
  • Fingerprints
  • Shoeprints
  • Tire tracks/impressions
  • Blood stains/biological evidence
  • Trace evidence
  • Firearms/other weapons
  • General evidence
  • Firearms comparison
  • None of the above; I have not collected physical evidence
10
For each of the areas listed below, check the box if you have DEVELOPED this type of physical evidence.
  • Fingerprints
  • Shoeprints/impressions
  • Tiretracks/impressions
  • Bloodstains/chemical enhancement
  • Tool marks/impressions
  • Serial number restoration
  • Articles of clothing
  • Firearms comparison
  • None of the above; I have not developed physical evidence
11
For each of the areas listed below, check the box if you have PRESERVED this type of physical evidence.
  • Fingerprints
  • Shoeprints/impressions
  • Tire tracks/impressions
  • Bloodstains
  • Tool marks/impressions
  • Firearms/other weapons
  • Trace evidence
  • General evidence
  • None of the above; I have not preserved evidence
12
Describe your evidence collecting, developing and preserving physical evidence. Specify from which employer this experience was obtained.
13
For each of the investigative photography methods and processes listed below, check the box if you have work related experience in that specific area.
  • Infrared
  • Ultraviolet
  • Aerial
  • Shoe and tire impressions
  • Documents
  • Fingerprints
  • Microphotography
  • Macrophotography
  • Darkroom procedures
  • Black and white
  • Color
  • Crime scenes
  • Photos of evidence

* Required Question

Employer
City of San Diego
Address
1200 3rd Ave., Suite 300, MS 51P

San Diego, California, 92101
Phone
(619) 236-7241
(619) 889-1292