Law Enforcement Special Agent

This position is located in the South Central Regional Office within the Investigative Services Division in Oklahoma City, OK.

About the Role

Positions in this job family are responsible for performing, supervising, and directing a broad range of highly technical, complex, and professional-level law enforcement and investigative activity. This includes investigating major crimes, documenting and collecting evidence, maintaining security of crime scenes, analyzing crime scenes, conducting background investigations, and other related duties.

Responsibilities

• Independently conducts, resolves, and closes investigations and other inquiries in accordance with training, legal standards, and OSBI policy by compiling, analyzing, and evaluating all information obtained through legal channels and OSBI interview and interrogation practices.
• Properly prepares and presents cases for prosecutorial review and court.
• Demonstrates the ability to conduct and manage several investigations simultaneously by serving as case agent and coordinating the activities of others involved in the investigation.
• Collects, preserves, and/or supervises the collection and preservation of evidence in accordance with legal standards and OSBI policy.
• Properly photographs and sketches crime scenes and documents, collects, marks, preserves, transports, and submits evidence.
• Writes investigative reports, prosecutorial reports, intelligence reports, and other memoranda, correspondence, and special reports that provide a detailed, organized account of investigative activity.
• Provides accurate and clear testimony in court in accordance with OSBI practices and training.
• Successfully meets all training requirements mandated by the State of Oklahoma and the OSBI, including qualifying with all issued and approved firearms, completing CLEET-mandated continuing education training, and providing training to other OSBI employees and outside agencies.
• Performs special projects as assigned within the Investigative Division.
• Investigates violations of criminal law including major crimes such as murder, rape, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, larceny, fraud, forgery, embezzlement, auto theft, oil field theft, computer crimes, threats against public officials, and any other assigned criminal investigation.
• Conducts background investigations of applicants and gubernatorial or judicial appointees; documents all investigative activities.
• Preserves and protects crime scenes; gathers and analyzes information; interviews witnesses; interrogates suspects; makes arrests; collects materials, substances, and other physical evidence, including blood stains, hair, fiber, fingerprints.
• Records and photographs scenes; analyzes electronic information; arranges for scientific testing and analysis as needed.
• Plans, directs, and executes complex covert investigations, raids, and surveillance operations; installs, operates, and monitors highly complex electronic and aerial surveillance equipment.
• Operates computers and computer software to extract, secure, and analyze electronic data.
• Prepares detailed investigative and prosecutorial reports; consults with prosecutors in filing charges; prepares, obtains, and executes court orders for use in criminal investigations, including subpoenas, search warrants, arrest warrants, affidavits.
• Testifies in criminal proceedings as a witness and as an expert witness in complex investigations; assists grand juries by serving subpoenas and assembling witnesses.
• Researches and develops continuing in-service training; studies professional literature related to new investigative techniques and procedures; studies legal materials related to court decisions and state and federal laws.
• May participate as an instructor in providing law enforcement training for the Council for Law Enforcement Education and Training or for other law enforcement officers or agencies.
• Researches and develops technical investigative programs to aid in conducting investigations or other work; researches and identifies criminal conspiracies by gathering and analyzing information maintained within various computer data systems and networks.
• Commands, directs, and/or participates in multi-jurisdictional and/or multi-agency task force operations through coordination, research, staffing, planning, execution, and evaluation of complex law enforcement operations.
• Coordinates compliance and needs assessment, recommends modification or development of policies or procedures for the delivery of effective services to other law enforcement, governmental entities, and the public.
• Oversees the overall operational effectiveness of assigned area of responsibility, monitors and evaluates ongoing assignments and programs, develops statewide strategic operational plans through the analysis and evaluation of current law enforcement operations and advanced criminal investigative tactics and trends.

Requirements

Level I

• At least twenty-one (21) years of age.
• Possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of law enforcement experience with a governmental law enforcement agency and must be a certified CLEET peace officer or possess a certification by reciprocity agreement from another state; or a current employee of the OSBI with two years’ experience with the agency.

Level II

• Requirements of Level I plus one year of professional experience in conducting criminal investigations for a governmental law enforcement agency.

Level III

• Requirements of Level II plus two years of professional experience in conducting criminal investigations for a governmental law enforcement agency.
• Note: Professional experience in conducting criminal investigations for a governmental law enforcement agency must have been the primary full-time job responsibility to be considered as qualifying.

Skills

Level I

• Knowledge of modern criminal investigative techniques.
• Knowledge of Oklahoma criminal law pertaining to crime, search and seizure, arrest, and rules of evidence.
• Knowledge of recent court decisions affecting law enforcement.
• Knowledge of public relations pertaining to investigative activities.
• Knowledge of basic math, English, grammar, and sentence structure.
• Knowledge of accounting and business records.
• Knowledge of basic elements of computers and usage of computer software.
• Ability to conduct several investigations simultaneously.
• Ability to present clear and accurate court testimony.
• Ability to maintain undercover identity while preserving integrity.
• Ability to maintain a chain of control over evidence collected.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to organize and present facts and opinions in a concise and objective manner.
• Ability to operate computers and computer software.

Level II

• Knowledge of modern criminal investigative techniques.
• Knowledge of Oklahoma criminal law pertaining to crime, search and seizure, arrest, and rules of evidence.
• Knowledge of recent court decisions affecting law enforcement.
• Knowledge of public relations pertaining to investigative activities.
• Knowledge of basic math, English, grammar, and sentence structure.
• Knowledge of accounting and business records.
• Knowledge of basic elements of computers and usage of computer software.
• Knowledge of the use of electronic surveillance devices.
• Knowledge of the use of deadly force and less-than-lethal force.
• Knowledge of firearms safety practices and training methods.
• Knowledge of forensic laboratory and agency capabilities.
• Knowledge of crime scene processing and proper evidence handling.
• Ability to conduct several investigations simultaneously.
• Ability to present clear and accurate court testimony.
• Ability to maintain undercover identity while preserving integrity.
• Ability to maintain a chain of control over evidence collected.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to organize and present facts and opinions in a concise and objective manner.
• Ability to operate computers and computer software.
• Ability to gather and analyze evidence.
• Ability to conduct interviews and interrogations.
• Ability to install, operate, and monitor electronic surveillance and other equipment.
• Ability to apply knowledge acquired through training.

Level III

• Knowledge of modern criminal investigative techniques.
• Knowledge of Oklahoma criminal law pertaining to crime, search and seizure, arrest, and rules of evidence.
• Knowledge of recent court decisions affecting law enforcement.
• Knowledge of public relations pertaining to investigative activities.
• Knowledge of basic math, English, grammar, and sentence structure.
• Knowledge of accounting and business records.
• Knowledge of basic elements of computers and usage of computer software.

Pay

• Level I: $68,122.50
• Level II: $80,080.00
• Level III: $93,587.00

Schedule

Full time, regular position.