Fugitive Apprehension Agent

This position serves as a Task Force Officer representing the DOC Contraband Interdiction Division located at the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

About the role

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing advanced level specialized investigations to locate, apprehend, and return offenders who have escaped the custody of the Department of Corrections. Additional investigations include those related to criminal activities within state correctional facilities, administrative investigations concerning violations of policy by staff, and investigations of facilities to ensure compliance with operational procedures concerning inmate security.

Responsibilities

• Plan, conduct, and coordinate specialized investigations to locate, apprehend, and return offenders who have escaped the custody of the Department of Corrections (DOC).
• Gather and analyze information, including interviews of cellmates, associates, relatives, visitors, and DOC employees who had daily contact with the escapee; attempt to identify and interview other individuals who might know the present whereabouts of the escapee.
• Arrest and return escapees to the custody of the Department of Corrections upon determining the escapee’s location.
• Testify in court regarding the investigation, apprehension, and return to custody of the escapee for prosecution on the escape charge.
• Coordinate and participate in undercover investigations, raids, and/or surveillance of persons or targeted locations or establishments where it is believed the escaped offender is present; obtain and execute arrest and search warrants and other court orders; prepare and present affidavits to District Attorneys and testify in court on new felony charges discovered during fugitive investigations.
• Assist federal, state, county, and city law enforcement agencies with criminal investigations of law violations occurring on Department of Correction’s property or those involving department employees, inmates, or community-supervised offenders.
• Plan and implement executive protection assignments when investigation reveals legitimate threats made against the Director and/or members of Executive Staff; assignments include but are not limited to: intelligence gathering, static and mobile surveillance, shadow and bodyguard details; provide security for visiting dignitaries.
• Assist agency Legal Division as requested with ongoing cases, including, but not limited to, surveillance, record inquiries, and service of subpoenas in civil and criminal cases.
• Maintain a current record system of all escapees at large; maintain various types of equipment in a constant state of readiness; notify all law enforcement agencies of escapes.
• Conduct criminal investigations of crimes occurring within a correctional facility, including murder, rape, illegal use of drugs, robbery, theft, arson, and fraud; investigate accidents resulting in death or serious injury.
• Interview witnesses, suspects, victims, and others; secure crime scenes to ensure preservation of evidence or clues; mark and tag evidence to maintain chain of custody; prepare appropriate investigative reports; appear and testify in court.
• Conduct quarterly inspections of facilities to monitor security procedures; investigate alleged violations of policies and procedures; research information concerning death row inmates and prepare reports of findings for review by the Governor; monitor inmate mail and telephone calls; maintain custody of contraband seized during security searches; maintain equipment and supplies for urinalysis testing.
• Collect information to conduct an initial assessment and analysis for entry into the Department of Corrections (DOC) data systems regarding inmates who would pose a threat within the DOC and/or outside communities.
• Collect information on threat groups within the Department of Corrections (DOC), including criminal street gangs, prison gangs, Mexican drug trafficking cartels, international and domestic terror groups, and other threats within DOC that may also threaten outside communities.
• Conduct preliminary investigations into individuals and groups involved in threat matters to determine if full criminal investigations are warranted.
• Respond to requests for information and assistance from outside law enforcement agencies and others.
• Develop and present training seminars on individuals and groups involved in threat matters.
• Assist in the development of written products to help the Department of Corrections (DOC) and law enforcement agencies identify individuals and groups involved in threats and the identification of tradecraft used by individuals and groups.

Requirements

Level I

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of investigation; of federal and state laws pertaining to search and seizures; of laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to correctional operating units; of the methods and techniques of interviewing for the purpose of developing written reports and background information; of the methods and objectives of discipline required for persons under restraint; of the use and care of firearms; and of the use of deadly force and firearms safety practices.
• Ability to organize and present facts clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; to evaluate a situation and adopt an effective course of action; to exercise alertness and respond quickly in an emergency; to successfully complete any necessary training required by the agency; and to maintain physical fitness necessary to discharge assigned duties and responsibilities.

Level II

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of investigation; of federal and state laws pertaining to search and seizures; of laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to correctional operating units; of the methods and techniques of interviewing for the purpose of developing written reports and background information; of the methods and objectives of discipline required for persons under restraint; of the use and care of firearms; and of the use of deadly force and firearms safety practices.
• Ability to organize and present facts clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; to evaluate a situation and adopt an effective course of action; to exercise alertness and respond quickly in an emergency; to successfully complete any necessary training required by the agency; to maintain physical fitness necessary to discharge assigned duties and responsibilities; to perform highly independent work; and to conduct several investigations simultaneously.

Level III

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of investigation; of federal and state laws pertaining to search and seizures; of laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to correctional operating units; of the methods and techniques of interviewing for the purpose of developing written reports and background information; of the methods and objectives of discipline required for persons under restraint; of the use and care of firearms; of the use of deadly force and firearms safety practices; and of a specific area of investigation practice.
• Ability to organize and present facts clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; to evaluate a situation and adopt an effective course of action; to exercise alertness and respond quickly in an emergency; to successfully complete any necessary training required by the agency; to maintain physical fitness necessary to discharge assigned duties and responsibilities; to perform highly independent work; to conduct several investigations simultaneously; and to provide consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight for other staff in the area of complex investigation practices.

Qualifications

Level I

Education and Experience requirements consist of a bachelor’s degree, including at least twenty-four hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science, or criminal justice administration and one year of professional experience conducting criminal investigations for a city, county, state, or federal government law enforcement entity; or five years' experience as a correctional officer within a State or Privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.

Level II

Education and Experience requirements consist of a bachelor’s degree, including at least twenty-four hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science, or criminal justice administration and three years of professional experience conducting criminal investigations for a city, county, state, or federal government law enforcement entity; or ten years’ experience as a correctional officer within a State or Privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.

Level III

Education and Experience requirements consist of a bachelor’s degree, including at least twenty-four hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science, or criminal justice administration and five years of professional experience conducting criminal investigations for a city, county, state, or federal government law enforcement entity; or fifteen years’ experience as a correctional officer within a State or Privately owned correctional facility.

Pay

• Level I: $50,000.00
• Level II: $55,000.00
• Level III: $60,000.00

Schedule

Full time, regular position.